6.11(B) Supporting

Check Your Understanding

1. What happens to the gravitational force as the mass of objects increases?

2. What happens to the gravitational force as the distance increases between objects?

3. Why is it important for us to understand the effects of gravity in our solar system?

Answers:1. As the mass of an object increases it's gravity increases. 2. As the distance between objects increases, the gravitational attraction decreases.3. It is important to understand the effects of gravity because, it keeps all the components of the solar system in place, and affects their motion and interaction.

Practice answering the following STAAR questions

Answers: H, B, B

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