Imagine the distance between Earth and the Sun suddenly decreased by 4 times. Would the force of gravity between Earth and Sun increase, decrease or stay the same? If your answer is that it would increase our decrease, by how many times would it increase our decrease? Provide justification for your answer!

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Imagine the distance between Earth and the Sun suddenly decreased by 4 times. Would the force of gravity between Earth and Sun increase, decrease or stay the same? If your answer is that it would increase our decrease, by how many times would it increase our decrease? Provide justification for your answer!

 

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