Every object that has mass attracts every other object with a gravitational force. It has been proven that the size of the gravitational force increases as the objects’ masses increase but graviational force decreases rapidly as the distance between the objects increases.

This statement about matter and its behavior is best classified as a ?

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Every object that has mass attracts every other object with a gravitational force. It has been proven that the size of the gravitational force increases as the objects’ masses increase but graviational force decreases rapidly as the distance between the objects increases.

This statement about matter and its behavior is best classified as a ?

frostbite · Answer

That statement would be considered a law. You are no longer forming hypothesis' but rather give an statement which can be used for analytics and relationship between two variables.

Theory is usually pinpointed to questions like "why does [insert hypothesis/observation] happen" and can subject for change, unlike laws which rarely change due to the mathematical relations giving us numbers saying how much something occur, but not why.

ilianapaulk · Answer

thank you :)