Gravitational Forces

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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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What happens to planets without gravity?

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Without gravity, planets would float away from the sun.

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What remains constant when you go to space, your mass or your weight?

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Your mass remains constant when you go to space.

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What causes gravitational force between two objects?

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Gravitational force is caused by the mass of the objects and the distance between them.

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What does the law of gravity equation help determine?

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It helps determine the force of attraction between two objects.

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How does distance affect the gravitational attraction between two objects?

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The closer two objects are, the stronger the gravitational attraction between them.

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What is the formula for gravitational force?

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

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What is the difference between mass and weight?

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

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How does gravity affect objects on Earth?

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Gravity pulls objects towards the center of the Earth, giving them weight.

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What is the gravitational constant (G)?

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The gravitational constant (G) is a value that describes the strength of the gravitational force between two objects.

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