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)
A.) it goes up
B.) it goes down
C.) it goes down for the astronaut and goes up for the space shuttle
D.) it goes up for the astronaut and goes down for the space shuttle
B.) it goes down
To understand how the force of gravity changes between the astronaut and the space shuttle during a spacewalk, we can refer to Newton's law of universal gravitation, which states that the force of gravity between two objects is directly proportional to their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers.
When an astronaut is on a spacewalk and moves away from the space shuttle, the distance between them increases. As per the equation, as the distance between the two objects increases, the force of gravity between them decreases. Therefore, the correct answer is:
B.) It goes down
As the astronaut moves away from the space shuttle, the force of gravity between them decreases.
D) it goes up for the astronaut and goes down for the space shuttle
Is this correct?
Apologies for the confusion in my previous response. No, the correct answer is not D) it goes up for the astronaut and goes down for the space shuttle.
In reality, as the astronaut moves away from the space shuttle during a spacewalk, the force of gravity between the two objects decreases. This is because the force of gravity is directly proportional to the masses of the objects and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them, according to Newton's law of universal gravitation.
Therefore, the correct answer is:
B) it goes down.
Again, I apologize for the incorrect response in my previous answer. Thank you for pointing out the error.