Use the table of the masses of several objects to answer the question. Object Mass (grams) paper clip 1.0 penny 2.5 book 860 cereal box 500 small pot 1,200 Between which two objects is gravitational attraction the greatest if placed 1 meter apart? (1 point) Responses between the penny and the small pot between the penny and the small pot between the paper clip and the penny between the paper clip and the penny between the small pot and the book between the small pot and the book between the book and the cereal box
The gravitational attraction between two objects depends on their masses and the distance between them. In this case, the object with the greatest mass is the small pot with a mass of 1,200 grams, while the object with the smallest mass is the paper clip with a mass of 1.0 gram.
Gravitational attraction is directly proportional to the masses of the two objects. Therefore, the greatest gravitational attraction will be between the small pot and the book, which have the greatest difference in mass. This is not mentioned as an option in the given responses.