1. Mass:
- The more massive an object, the stronger its gravitational pull. This means a planet like Jupiter, with its massive size, has a stronger gravitational pull than Earth.
2. Distance:
- The force of gravity decreases rapidly with increasing distance between objects. The farther apart two objects are, the weaker the gravitational force between them.
In mathematical terms:
The force of gravity (F) between two objects is calculated using Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation:
F = G * (m1 * m2) / r²
Where:
* F is the force of gravity
* G is the gravitational constant (approximately 6.674 × 10⁻¹¹ N⋅m²/kg²)
* m1 and m2 are the masses of the two objects
* r is the distance between the centers of the two objects
Therefore, the force of gravity is directly proportional to the product of the masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
