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Course: AP®︎/College Physics 1 > Unit 3

Lesson 3: Gravitational forces
Science
AP®︎/College Physics 1
Circular motion and gravitation
Gravitational forces
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Gravitational forces

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Problem

Suppose an alien spacecraft were able to capture and move the moon to a new orbit around the Earth that is twice the radius of its current orbit.
What would happen to the magnitude of the gravitational force between the Earth and the moon?
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