Question

question 5. isaac newton is credited with discovering the law of universal gravitation. the law states that the strength of the gravitational attraction depends on the mass of the objects and the distance between them. under which conditions would the gravitational attraction between two objects be the greatest? a. both objects have large masses and are close together. b. both objects have small masses and are close together. c. both objects have small masses, and they are far apart. d. one object has a large mass, and the objects are close together.

Explanation:

The gravitational - attraction between two objects is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them (Newton's law of universal gravitation: $F = G\frac{m_1m_2}{r^2}$, where $F$ is the gravitational force, $G$ is the gravitational constant, $m_1$ and $m_2$ are the masses of the two objects, and $r$ is the distance between their centers of mass). So, the greater the masses and the smaller the distance, the greater the gravitational attraction.

Answer:

A. Both objects have large masses and are close together.