DESCRIBE 3. Please use words to DISCRIBE the gravitational potential energy of t

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DESCRIBE 3. Please use words to DISCRIBE the gravitational potential energy of the system of two point mass (m; and m) The gravitational force is attracting, when to the two masses are getting closer, the attracting forces (the gravity field) does positive or negative bcircle one) work. Hence, when they get closer, the gravitational potential energy of the system is (increased stored) or reduced (consumed), just like when the apple falls from the tree. If we define the potential energy to be zero at infinite distance, the gravitational potential energy of the system will be greater _than zero at any distance closer to infinity. When you double the distance between m, and m2, the magnitude of the gravity force will decrease by 4 times. When you only double m2, the magnitude of the system's potential energy will increase by 2 the magnitude of the gravity force will , the gravity field due to miwill

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The magnitude of the gravity force will increase by 2 times (since F is directlty proportional to the masses i.e their product), the gravity field due to m1 will remain same (since field due to m1 depends on m1 alone and not m2)

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