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If the Moon moved farther away from Earth, what would happen to the gravitational force between Earth and the Moon?

AThe force would increase proportional to the distance.
BThe force would decrease proportional to the distance.
CThe force would increase by the inverse square of the distance.
DThe force would decrease by the inverse square of the distance.

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AL2006

Gravitational forces are stronger over shorter distances, and
weaker over longer distances.  That's a big part of the reason
why our bodies are attracted to the Earth with more force than
we're attracted to Jupiter, for example.

The force doesn't just get weaker in proportion to the distance.
It gets weaker in proportion to the SQUARE of the distance.

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B. The force would decrease proportional to the distance.

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