Which one of the following does not accurately describe the universal gravitational law?

A. Every object in the universe that has mass attracts every other object in the universe that has mass.

B. Gravitational force is proportional to the square of the distance between the centers of both bodies.

C. Gravitational force is proportional to the product of the two masses.

D. The object with the smaller mass does most of the moving because the object with the larger mass has too much inertia to move any noticeable amount.

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25 July, 16:52

Which one of the following does not accurately describe the universal gravitational law?

A. Every object in the universe that has mass attracts every other object in the universe that has mass.

B. Gravitational force is proportional to the square of the distance between the centers of both bodies.

C. Gravitational force is proportional to the product of the two masses.

D. The object with the smaller mass does most of the moving because the object with the larger mass has too much inertia to move any noticeable amount.

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Curry · Answer 1

B. Gravitational force is proportional to the square of the distance between the centers of both bodies.

it's one over the square ... invrse or reciprocal square law

Cortez Gross · Answer 2

Gravitational force is proportional to the square of the distance between the centers of both bodies.