In Newton's Law of Gravity, the force of gravity goes down as the:

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The question asks how the gravitational force changes with distance in Newton's Law of Gravity. 
Option 1: 'distance goes down' — This would imply that as the distance decreases, the force decreases, which contradicts the inverse-square relationship where force increases as distance gets smaller. Therefore this is incorrect. 
Option 2: 'time increases' — Time is not the variable that directly governs the strength of gravity in Newton's law; gravity depends on distance (and masses). This makes the option irrelevant and incorrect. 
Option 3: 'more than one of the above' — Since the prior options are not correct, there isn’t another option that correctly describes the dependence. This option is therefore incorrect. 
Option 4: 'time decreases' — Similar to option 2, time is not the controlling factor for gravitational force in Newtonian gravity, so this is incorrect. 
Option 5: 'distance goes up' — This is the correct way to describe the relationship: as distance between two masses increases, the gravitational force decreases, i.e., the force goes down when distance goes up. This aligns with the inverse-square law F ∝ 1/r^2, where r is the separation distance. 
In summary, only the statement about distance increasing aligns with the established dependence of gravitational force on separation, while all other options misidentify the controlling variable or misstate the relationship.

SP25-BL-AST-A100-35413 Chapter 3 Quiz

In Newton's Law of Gravity, the force of gravity goes down as the:

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