AP Gravitational forces

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Wednesday "Ethics"

​Prompt (students read silently and respond): In 2018, a scientist in China announced he had edited the DNA of twin baby girls to make them resistant to a disease. This caused a global debate. Some people said he was saving lives and pushing science forward. Others said he crossed a moral line by changing something that could affect future generations forever.

​Gravitational Force Relationships

By Alex Davila

SWBAT: calculate and compare how changes in mass or distance change the magnitude of gravitational attraction.

A 1 kg ball is dropped on Earth and on the Moon.
Which location has a stronger gravitational pull?
Why?

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Gravitational Force

Multiple Choice

in Gravitational force. If both masses triple, How does Fg change?

• Fg increases by a factor of 6.
• Fg decreases by a factor of 3.
• Fg increases by a factor of 9.
• Fg remains unchanged.

Multiple Choice

In gravitational force, what would happen if distance triples?

• The gravitational force doubles in strength.
• The gravitational force decreases to 3 times its value.

• The gravitational force decreases to 1/9 of its original value.
• The gravitational force remains unchanged.

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