When an astronaut is on a spacewalk and is moving away from the space shuttle, how does the force of gravity between the two objects change?(1 point)
Responses
it goes up for the astronaut and goes down for the space shuttle
it goes up for the astronaut and goes down for the space shuttle
it goes down
it goes down
it goes up
it goes up
it goes down for the astronaut and goes up for the space shuttle
it goes down
The force of gravity between the astronaut and the space shuttle does not change as the astronaut moves away from the space shuttle. The force of gravity depends on the mass of the two objects and the distance between them. As long as the mass of the objects and the distance between them remains the same, the force of gravity between them will also remain the same. Therefore, none of the options listed are correct.
The force of gravity between two objects depends on their masses and the distance between them. In this case, as the astronaut moves away from the space shuttle during a spacewalk, the distance between the two objects increases.
According to the law of universal gravitation, the force of gravity decreases with distance. So, as the distance between the astronaut and the space shuttle increases, the force of gravity between them will decrease. Therefore, the correct answer is: "it goes down".