Question

1. spi 0807.12.5 (gravity - mass and distance) diagram 01 the sun planet mercury planet venus planet earth examine the diagram above showing the first three planets in our solar system. note that the suns gravitational pull on planet mercury is greater than the gravitational pull on planet venus. why is this true? a. the rotational speed of mercury is faster than venus rotational speed. b. earth has more mass than planet mercury c. mercury is closer to the sun than planet venus

Explanation:

The gravitational force between two objects depends on their masses and the distance between them. According to Newton's law of universal gravitation, the closer an object is to the source of gravity (in this case, the Sun), the greater the gravitational pull. Since Mercury is closer to the Sun than Venus, the Sun's gravitational pull on Mercury is greater.

Answer:

c. Mercury is closer to the sun than planet Venus