04f - Law of Universal Gravitation

Force of gravity is directly proportional to

• Mass
• Weight
• Distance
• Time

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Force of gravity is inversely proportional to

• Mass
• Weight
• Distance
• Time

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

Two asteroids exert a gravitational force, F, on each other. Some time later, the asteroids are now three times as far from each other as before. Which of the following represents the gravitational force at this distance? 

• F/3
• F/2
• F/6
• F/9

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

The sun is the anchor point of our solar system because of

• the gas Hydrogen

• its small density

• its huge mass

• its location

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

A moon is located at  1 unit out from the planet it orbits. If that moon was orbiting at 2 units out from the planet, how much would the gravitational force on the moon be compared to its distance at 1 unit?

• 1/4
• 1/6
• 2x as much
• 4 times as much

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

The mass of a satellite influences the velocity at which the satellite orbits  a planetary body.

• true
• false

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

Ocean tides occur mainly because 

• water normally runs to the side of Earth away from the sun
• of the gravitational pull of the sun on Earth
• of different gravitational pulls of the moon on opposite sides of Earth
• as Earth rotates it leaves the ocean water somewhat behind it

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

A planet moves fastest during its orbit around the Sun at the when 

• it is closest to the sun and gravity has a stronger pull
• it is farthest from the sun and gravity has a stronger pull
• it is closest to the sun and gravity has a weak pull
• it is farthest from the sun and gravity has a weak pull

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

A person on the Earth weighs 180 pounds. How much will they weigh on the moon? ( Note: The moons "g" is1/6 that of Earth)

• 30 lbs
• 360 lbs
• 0- you are weightless in space
• 18 lbs

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

When farther away from the sun, planets travel

• faster 
• slower
• at the same speed as if closer to the sun

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4