Gravitational Forces

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What is gravitational force?

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Gravitational force is the attraction between two masses.

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Why can't you feel the gravitational pull between yourself and smaller things?

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Because the force is too weak.

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The more mass an object has, the ______ it is to move.

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harder.

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If you move farther away or decrease the mass, the force of gravity gets ______.

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weaker.

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Gravitational fields are produced by all objects that have ______.

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mass.

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What is the relationship between mass and gravitational force?

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The gravitational force increases with the mass of the objects.

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How does distance affect gravitational force?

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Gravitational force decreases as the distance between two masses increases.

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What is the formula for gravitational force?

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F = G * (m1 * m2) / r^2, where F is the gravitational force, G is the gravitational constant, m1 and m2 are the masses, and r is the distance between the centers of the two masses.

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What is the gravitational constant (G)?

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G is approximately 6.674 × 10^-11 N(m/kg)^2, a constant used in the calculation of gravitational force.

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What happens to gravitational force if one mass is doubled?

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The gravitational force also doubles.

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