Read the passage below and choose the right answer to the following question (choices are less gravitational attraction to the Earth than an astronaut floating five million miles away from the Earth or more gravitational attraction to the Earth than an astronaut floating five million miles away from the Earth ):

As the distance between the objects increases, the force of gravitational attraction decreases.


Would an astronaut on the surface of the Earth experience less gravitational attraction to the Earth than an astronaut floating five million miles away from the Earth or more gravitational attraction to the Earth than an astronaut floating five million miles away from the Earth? 

