Imagine that a new planet is discovered with to moons of equal mass: Moon A and Moon B. The mass of the new planet is greater than the combined mass of its moons. Moon A is farther away from the new planet than Moon B. What is the planets gravitational pull on Moon A compared to the planets gravitational pull on Moon B?

A. The gravitational pull on Moon B is greater than on Moon A because Moon B is closer to the new planet than Moon A.

B. The gravitational pull on Moon B is greater than on Moon A because Moon B is farther away from the new planet than Moon A.

C. The planet's gravity repels Moon A with a greater force than it repels Moon B, which is why Moon A is farther away.

D. The gravitational pull on Moon A is the same as the gravitational pull on Moon B because distance does not affect the planets gravity.

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Tristan Mcdonald · Answer 1

D the gravitational pull on moon A is the same as the gravitational pull on moon B because distance dose not affect the planets gravity