Gravitational Forces

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What is mass?

Back

Mass is a measurement of how much matter is present in an object.

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What happens between a baseball and a bat on the ground?

Back

They attract each other with equal gravitational force.

Front

What is gravitational force?

Back

Gravitational force is the force of attraction between two objects.

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What happens to the pull of gravity as the product of two objects' masses increases?

Back

The pull of gravity increases.

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What is the force between two masses called?

Back

Gravitational force.

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How does distance affect gravitational force?

Back

As the distance between two objects increases, the gravitational force between them decreases.

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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 weight?

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Weight is the force of gravity acting on an object, calculated as mass times the acceleration due to gravity.

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How does gravity affect objects in free fall?

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All objects in free fall accelerate towards the Earth at the same rate, regardless of their mass.

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What is the gravitational constant (G)?

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