Gravity Comprehension Questions

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Gravity:

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Force of attraction between all masses in the Universe

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Earth attracts a satellite with force F; the satellite...

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Attracts the Earth with the same force F.

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Value of g (gravitational acceleration)

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9.8 m/s²

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True statement: My mass would be the same on the Moon.

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My mass would be the same on the Moon.

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If Jupiter and the Sun got closer, their gravitational force would...

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Increase

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Earth and Mars repel each other due to gravity.

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False: Gravity always attracts, does not repel.

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If the apple in my hand gets less massive, what happens to its gravitational FORCE?

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Decreases

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If the apple in my hand gets less massive, what happens to gravitational acceleration?

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Stays the same

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If I go to Jupiter, which has a larger radius and mass than Earth, what happens to gravitational force?

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Depends: More mass and more distance have opposite effects.

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Neil Armstrong drops his phone and brick on the Moon. Which hits first?

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Both: Acceleration is the same for both objects.