Multiple choice

What factors influence the strength of attraction (gravity) between two objects?

  1. mass and distance

  2. size and density

  3. weight and volume

  4. composition and location in the Universe
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Explanation

According to Newton's law of universal gravitation, the force of gravity between two objects is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.

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