History of Gravity

Front

The more mass an object has, the faster it will fall. Options: Aristotle - TRUE; Galileo - TRUE, Aristotle - FALSE; Galileo - FALSE, Aristotle - TRUE; Galileo - FALSE, Aristotle - FALSE; Galileo - TRUE

Back

Aristotle - TRUE; Galileo - FALSE

Front

What shape is Earth's orbit?

Back

ellipse

Front

The law of universal gravitation is credited to whom?

Back

Newton

Front

Who first described the shape of the earth's orbit? Options: Aristotle, Kepler, Galileo, Newton

Back

Kepler

Front

Two factors affecting the magnitude of force of gravity between 2 objects are...

Back

mass and distance

Front

If a bowling ball and a feather were dropped at the same time in a vacuum, which object will hit the ground first? Options: Bowling Ball, Feather, Both would hit at the same time, Neither one would hit the ground because air is what pushing things down.

Back

Both would hit at the same time

Front

Who is credited with discovering the Gravitational constant, even though he got it wrong at first for measuring edge to edge and not center to center?

Back

Cavendish

Front

The gravitational constant used in the Universal Gravitation Formula is:
Options:

6.63 x 10^-34

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6.02 x 10^-23

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6.67 x 10^-11

,

6.65 x 10^-29

Back

6.67 x 10^-11

Front

Who came first?

Einstein

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Galileo

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Cavendish

,

Newton

Back

Galileo

Front

Who described gravity as a field around masses?

Back

Einstein