As a meteor moves fromn a distance of 16 Earth radii to a distance of 2 Earth radii from the center of Earth, the magnitude of the gravitational force between the meteor and Earth becomes (A) one-eighth as great (B) 8 times as great I (C) 64 times as great (D) 4 times as great

As a meteor moves fromn a distance of 16 Earth radii to a distance of 2 Earth radii from the center of Earth, the magnitude of the gravitational force between the meteor and Earth becomes (A) one-eighth as great (B) 8 times as great I (C) 64 times as great (D) 4 times as great

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As a meteor moves from a distance of 16 Earth radii to a
distance of 2 Earth radii from the center of Earth, the
magnitude of the gravitational force between the
meteor and Earth becomes
(A) one-eighth as great
(B) 8 times as great
(C) 64 times as great
(D) 4 times as great
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