Which of the Following Statements About the Force of Gravity

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the force of gravity is FALSE?

A) it is a universal force, which acts everywhere in space
B) its strength decreases as the square of the distance
C) its strength is inversely proportional to the mass: the more mass, the less gravity
D) the force never becomes zero
E) it causes the paths of the planets to be ellipses and not straight lines