Universal Gravitation Flashcard

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What is the Law of Universal Gravitation?

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The Law of Universal Gravitation states that every object in the universe attracts every other object with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers.

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What factors affect the gravitational force between two objects?

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The two factors that affect the magnitude of the gravitational force between two objects are mass and distance.

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If the distance between two objects is halved, how does the gravitational force change?

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If the distance between two objects is halved, the gravitational force increases by a factor of four.

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What happens to the gravitational force as the distance between two objects increases?

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

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What is the formula for gravitational force?

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Calculate the gravitational force between two 1 kg masses that are 1 meter apart.

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What is the gravitational force between two objects if one mass is doubled?

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If one mass is doubled, the gravitational force between the two objects also doubles.

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If two objects are 2 meters apart and have a gravitational force of 36 N, what will the force be if the distance is reduced to 1 meter?

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If the distance is reduced to 1 meter, the gravitational force will increase to 144 N.

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What is the relationship between mass and gravitational force?

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The gravitational force is directly proportional to the product of the masses of the two objects.

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What is the effect of increasing the mass of one object on the gravitational force?

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Increasing the mass of one object increases the gravitational force between the two objects.