Based on what you know abou(a) Suppose that two chunks of matter are separated from each other in space. They attract each other with equally strong gravitational forces (the "equal and opposite" forces referred to in Newton's Third Law of Motion). Now imagine that the distance between these two chunks of matter is suddenly doubled. What best describes the effect upon their mutual gravitational attraction? The gravitational attraction weakens to one-fourth its previous strength. The gravitational attraction grows, becoming four times as strong. The gravitational attraction weakens to half its previous strength. The gravitational attraction grows, becoming twice as strong.t gravity and tides, select all of the correct statements from the following list. Since the sun is so much more massive than the moon, it causes stronger tides on Earth than the moon. The sun and the moon "work together" to cause the spring tides during the quarter phases. Distance is a more important factor than mass in differential or tidal gravitation. The difference in the moon's gravitational pull on opposite sides of Earth causes Earth to bulge along the direction to the moon. A neap tide will occur at full moon. Tides can affect not only the shape of