Upon which does the amount of gravitational pull between two bodies depend?

A.
the speed by which they travel

B.
the angle of the orbital plane

C.
the volume of the largest body

D.
the distance between the two bodies

Question

Upon which does the amount of gravitational pull between two bodies depend?	
 
 A.
the speed by which they travel
 
 B.
the angle of the orbital plane
 
 C.
the volume of the largest body
 
 D.
the distance between the two bodies

anonymous · Answer

@Avvery159

anonymous · Answer

Im pretty sure it is D.

anonymous · Answer

Well it also has to do with mass

matt101 · Answer

The force of gravity between two objects is given by:

$$F={GM_1 M_2 \over r^2}$$
The force is a function of the masses of the objects, M(1) and M(2), and the distance between those two objects, r. That makes D your answer.

Notice volume is not a factor. You could have a very dense ball, or a very sparse planet, but if they have the same mass, they will produce the same gravitational force, even though one is much bigger than the other!

anonymous · Answer

ok thx

anonymous · Answer

So, it would remain on distance right @matt101?

matt101 · Answer

What do you mean?

anonymous · Answer

The gravitational pull?

matt101 · Answer

You mean would it depend on distance? Yes.

anonymous · Answer

Okay cool, i was just making sure i got it right, thanks