Law of Universal Gravitation

Distance and Gravitational Force are ___ proportional.

• Directly

• Inversely

• Not

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Mass and Gravitational Force are ___ proportional.

• Directly

• Inversely

• Not

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If you double the mass of an object, how will the gravity force it exerts on other objects be affected?

• Gravity force will double.

• Gravity force will be 1/4 as much.

• Gravity force will be 1/2 as much.

• Gravity force will not be affected.

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Which of the following would be a proper setup for this problem: A 60 kg person is standing on earth's surface (radius = 6.4x10⁶ m). The mass of earth is 6x10²⁴ kg.

• $\frac{\left(6.67x10^{-11}\right)\left(60\right)\left(6x10^{24}\right)}{\left(6.4x10^6\right)^2}$

• $\frac{\left(6.67x10^{-11}\right)\left(60\right)\left(6.4x10^6\right)}{\left(6x10^{24}\right)^2}$

• $\frac{\left(6.67x10^{-11}\right)\left(60\right)\left(6x10^{24}\right)}{\left(6.4x10^6\right)^{ }}$

• $\frac{\left(60\right)\left(6x10^{24}\right)}{\left(6.4x10^6\right)^2}$

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If two objects are moved to a distance 3 x further than they were before. How would the gravity force between them change?

• It would be 3x larger.

• It would be 1/3 as large

• It would be 1/9 as large

• It would be 9x larger

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If two objects are brought closer to 1/2 the original distance, by what factor would the gravity force between them change?

• 1/2 as much

• 2 x as much

• 4 x as much

• 1/4 as much

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A planet and a moon have a gravity force between them of Fg. If the planet was 3x more massive and they were moved 3x further apart. How much gravity force would there be between them?

• 3 Fg

• 1/3 Fg

• 9 Fg

• 1/9 Fg

• 1/27 Fg

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