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  • Understanding Gravity: Mass and Distance Explained
    The two main factors that affect the magnitude of gravity are:

    1. Mass: The more massive an object is, the stronger its gravitational pull. This is because gravity is a force of attraction between any two objects with mass. The more mass an object has, the stronger its gravitational field, and therefore the stronger its pull on other objects.

    2. Distance: The farther apart two objects are, the weaker the gravitational force between them. This is because the force of gravity weakens with distance. The force of gravity decreases with the square of the distance between the objects. This means that if you double the distance between two objects, the gravitational force between them will decrease by a factor of four.

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