UG Review

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What is mass?

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Mass is the amount of matter in an object.

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What is weight?

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Weight is the amount of gravitational force acting on an object.

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How does the radius of the Earth affect weight?

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If the radius of the Earth decreases, our weight would increase.

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What happens to gravitational force as distance between two planets increases?

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The gravitational force between them decreases.

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True or False: Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.

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True

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What does gravity depend on?

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Gravity depends on the mass of the objects.

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What is the relationship between mass and weight?

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Weight is the gravitational force acting on a mass.

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If an object has more mass, what happens to its weight?

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Its weight increases.

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What is the formula for weight?

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Weight = Mass x Gravitational Acceleration (W = m * g).

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What is gravitational acceleration on Earth?

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Approximately 9.81 m/s².