If the earth were three times farther from the sun than it is now, the gravitational force exerted on it by the sun would be Three times as large as it is now O One-third as large as it is now O Nine times as large as it is now One-ninth as large as it is now

If the earth were three times farther from the sun than it is now, the gravitational force exerted on it by the sun would be Three times as large as it is now O One-third as large as it is now O Nine times as large as it is now One-ninth as large as it is now

Engineering Fundamentals: An Introduction to Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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ISBN:9781305084766

Author:Saeed Moaveni

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Chapter9: Mass And Mass-related Variables In Engineering

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If the earth were three times farther from the sun than it is now, the gravitational force exerted
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Three times as large as it is now
O One-third as large as it is now
O Nine times as large as it is now
One-ninth as large as it is now

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