Two Asteroids Are Found at the Same Distance from the Sun

question 3

Multiple Choice

Two asteroids are found at the same distance from the Sun. However, one asteroid is twice as massive the other. According to Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation the force of gravity exerted by the Sun and the more massive asteroid is

• A) twice as large as the force exerted on the less massive asteroid
• B) four times as large as the force exerted on the less massive asteroid
• C) half as large as the force exerted on the less massive asteroid
• D) exactly the same as the force exerted on the less massive asteroid

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