Gravity & Weight Flashcards

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Gravity

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The force of attraction between all masses in the universe.

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Mass

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The amount of matter in an object.

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Weight

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The force of gravity acting on an object.

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Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation

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States that every particle attracts every other particle in the universe with a force proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.

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Gravitational Field

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The region around a massive object where other objects experience a gravitational force.

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Newton

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The unit of force.

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Kilogram

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The unit of mass in the metric system.

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Proportional

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Means two variables have a constant relative ratio or relationship.

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Gravity is a force of attraction between all objects with mass.

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This force pulls objects toward each other.

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What two variables does the strength of gravity depend on?

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Mass and Distance. More mass means stronger gravity; greater distance means weaker gravity.