Newton's Law of Gravitation

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Newton said that any two masses will...

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attract each other.

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The value of Universal Gravitational constant is

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6.673X10^-11 Nm² kg^-2

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Which of the following Laws of Kepler did Newton use to calculate the force of attraction?

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The cube of the mean distance of a planet from the sun is proportional to the square of its orbital period.

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The SI unit of G

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Nm²/kg²

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Force of gravity is directly proportional to

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Mass

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What is the force that causes objects to fall to Earth?

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Gravity

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What does Newton's Law of Gravitation state about the force between two masses?

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It is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.

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Formula for Newton's Law of Gravitation?

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What is the role of the gravitational constant (G) in Newton's Law of Gravitation?

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It determines the strength of the gravitational force.

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If the distance between two objects is doubled, how does the gravitational force between them change according to Newton's Law?

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It becomes one-fourth as strong.