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
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Transcribed Image Text: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
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