Question

when two objects move apart, what happens to the gravitational pull between them? it decreases it increases

Explanation:

According to Newton's law of universal gravitation, the gravitational force \(F = G\frac{m_1m_2}{r^{2}}\), where \(G\) 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. When two objects move apart, \(r\) increases. Since \(F\) is inversely proportional to \(r^{2}\) (\(F\propto\frac{1}{r^{2}}\)), as \(r\) gets larger, the value of \(F\) becomes smaller.

Answer:

it decreases