Question

When an astronaut is on a spacewalk and is moving away from the space shuttle, how is the force of gravity between the two objects affected?

It increases
It decreases
It increases for the astronaut and decreases for the space shuttle
It decreases for the astronaut and increases for the space shuttle

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The force of gravity between the astronaut and the space shuttle does not change significantly when the astronaut moves away from the space shuttle during a spacewalk. The force of gravity depends on the masses of the two objects and their distance apart, but the change in distance during a spacewalk is relatively small compared to the larger distances involved in space missions. Therefore, the force of gravity between the astronaut and the space shuttle remains largely the same.