Between which pair of objects would the LARGEST gravitational attraction be found? Assume there is an equal distance between the first and second items mentioned in all four answer choices?

Question

Between which pair of objects would the LARGEST gravitational attraction be found? Assume there is an equal distance between the first and second items mentioned in all four answer choices?

Responses
A an ant and the earthan ant and the earth
B a person and the eartha person and the earth
C a person and a small birda person and a small bird
D a small bird and the eartha small bird and the earth

Answer 1

B a person and the earth, as the gravitational force is proportional to the product of the masses of the two objects involved. The mass of a person and the earth is much greater than the mass of an ant, a small bird, or both combined.