5. If you were floating in the solar system at equal distances between Mars (small mass) and Jupiter (large mass), which planet would you be gravitationally pulled to? Why?

Gravitational force is governed by Newton's law of universal gravitation. According to this law, the force between two masses and separated by a distance is given by , where is the gravitational constant. Given that you are at equal distances from Mars and Jupiter, the gravitational pull you experience will be stronger from the planet with the larger mass. Mars has a significantly smaller mass compared to Jupiter. Hence, despite the equal distance, the gravitational force exerted by Jupiter will be considerably stronger due to its much larger mass.