Would an astronaut on the surface of the Earth experience
less gravitational attraction to the Earth than an astronaut floating five million miles away from the Earth more gravitational attraction to the Earth than an astronaut floating five million miles away from the Earth
A B
As the distance between the objects increases, the force of gravitational attraction decreases.
the gravitational attraction between objects
increases
decreases
MORE
LESS
distance between two objects
more
less
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