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  • Understanding Gravity: Mass and Distance Explained
    The two things that determine the force of gravity between objects are:

    1. Mass of the objects: The more massive the objects are, the stronger the gravitational force between them. This is because gravity is a force of attraction between any two objects with mass.

    2. Distance between the objects: The closer the objects are to each other, the stronger the gravitational force. This is because the force of gravity weakens with distance. This relationship is inverse-square, meaning that if you double the distance between two objects, the gravitational force between them will decrease by a factor of four.

    You can summarize this with the following formula:

    * F = G * (m1 * m2) / r^2

    Where:

    * F = the force of gravity

    * G = the gravitational constant

    * m1 = mass of object 1

    * m2 = mass of object 2

    * r = the distance between the centers of the objects

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