Gravity

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What is gravity?

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Gravity is a force that attracts two bodies towards each other, depending on their masses and the distance between them.

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Why do planets orbit the Sun?

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The Sun is the most massive object in our solar system, so it exerts the greatest gravitational pull.

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What happens to gravitational attraction if the masses of two objects are increased?

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The gravitational attraction increases if both masses are increased and the distance between them is decreased.

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What is mass?

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Mass is the amount of matter in an object.

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What is weight?

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Weight is the force exerted by gravity on an object, which depends on the object's mass and the gravitational pull.

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What is Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation?

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It states that every object in the universe attracts every other object, and the force is affected by mass and distance.

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How does distance affect gravitational attraction?

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The farther apart two objects are, the weaker the gravitational attraction between them.

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What is the relationship between mass and gravitational attraction?

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The greater the mass of an object, the greater the gravitational attraction it exerts.

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What is the difference between mass and weight?

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Mass is a measure of the amount of matter in an object, while weight is the force of gravity acting on that mass.

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What would happen to gravitational attraction if the distance between two objects is increased?

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The gravitational attraction would decrease.