Relationships in Circular Motion and Gravity

How does the centripetal force needed to keep an object moving in a circle change if the mass of the object is tripled?

• Increases x 3
• Increases x 9
• Decreases x 1/3
• Decreases x 1/9

How does the centripetal force needed to keep an object moving in a circle change if the speed of the object is tripled?

• Increases x 3
• Increases x 9
• Decreases x 1/3
• Decreases x 1/9

How does the centripetal force needed to keep an object moving in a circle change if the radius of the motion is tripled?

• Increases x 3
• Increases x 9
• Decreases x 1/3
• Decreases x 1/9

How does the centripetal force needed to keep an object moving in a circle change if the mass of the object is decreased to half of its original mass?

• Increases x 2
• Increases x 4
• Decreases x 1/2
• Decreases x 1/4

How does the centripetal force needed to keep an object moving in a circle change if the speed of the object is decreased to half of its original speed?

• Increases x 2
• Increases x 4
• Decreases x 1/2
• Decreases x 1/4

How does the centripetal force needed to keep an object moving in a circle change if the radius of the motion is decreased to half of its original radius?

• Increases x 2
• Increases x 4
• Decreases x 1/2
• Decreases x 1/4

How does the force of gravity acting between two objects change if the mass of one of the objects is doubled?

• Increases x 2
• Increases x 4
• Decreases x 1/2
• Decreases x 1/4

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How does the force of gravity acting between two objects change if the mass of both objects are doubled?

• Increases x 2
• Increases x 4
• Decreases x 1/2
• Decreases x 1/4

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How does the force of gravity acting between two objects change if the distance between both objects is doubled?

• Increases x 2
• Increases x 4
• Decreases x 1/2
• Decreases x 1/4

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How does the force of gravity acting between two objects change if the mass of one object is decreased to half of its original mass?

• Increases x 2
• Increases x 4
• Decreases x 1/2
• Decreases x 1/4

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4