Here's why:
* Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation: The force of gravity between two objects is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers.
* Formula: F = G * (m1 * m2) / r²
* F = Force of gravity
* G = Gravitational constant
* m1 = Mass of object 1
* m2 = Mass of object 2
* r = Distance between the centers of the objects
* Doubling the Masses: If you double both m1 and m2, the product (m1 * m2) becomes four times larger. Since the force is directly proportional to this product, the force also increases by a factor of four.
Example:
Let's say you have two objects with masses of 1 kg each. If you double their masses to 2 kg each, the force of gravity between them will quadruple.