Question

Which factors affect the gravitational force between objects? Check all that apply. difference in speed of objects direction of movement of objects distance between objects masses of the objects volumes of the objects

Answer 1

Only the masses of the objects and the distance between them. Nothing else affects the gravitational forces. Not even a concrete, steel, and Kryptonite wall between them.

Answer 2

distance between objects

masses of the objects

Explanation:

The magnitude of the gravitational force between two objects is given by

$F=G\frac{m_1 m_2}{r^2}$

where

G is the gravitational constant

m1 and m2 are the masses of the two objects

r is the distance between the two objects

By looking at the formula, we see that the gravitational force is affected only by two quantities:

- the masses of the objects, m1 and m2

- the distance between the objects, r