Circular Motion/Universal Gravitation

Which of the following is Newton's Law on Gravitation?

• F=Gm₁m₂/r
• F = Gm₁m₂/r²
• F = Gm₁m₂/2r
• F = m₁m₂/2r

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Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...

• mass and distance 
• mass and matter
• distance and weight 
• weight and mass

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Centripetal force, created by swinging something in a circle, acts in a direction--

• along the path of motion

• away from the center of the circle

• toward the center of the circle

• tangent to the circle

Two masses 8000 kg and 1500 kg are 1.5 m apart. Find their gravitational pull.

• 3 N

• 0.0003 N

• 3000 N

• 30 N

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Calculate the gravitational force between two objects when they are 0.750m apart. Each object has a mass of 5.00kg.

• 2.96x10^-7N

• 3.00x10^-6N

• 2.22x10^-9N

• 2.23x10^-8N

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Calculate the velocity of an object moved around a circle with a radius of 1.65 m and an acceleration of 3.5 m/s².

• 2.4 m/s
• 3.6 m/s
• 3.9 m/s
• 4.2 m/s

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Calculate the centripetal force required to make a 5 kg ball move 4 m/s in a circle with a radius of 2 m.

• 10 N
• 20 N
• 30 N
• 40  N

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Calculate the velocity of an object moved around a circle with a radius of 1.65 m and an acceleration of 3.5 m/s².

• 2.4 m/s
• 3.6 m/s
• 3.9 m/s
• 4.2 m/s

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A test car moves at a constant speed around a circular track.  If the car is 48.2 m from the track's center and has a centripetal acceleration of 8.05 m/s², what is the car's tangential speed?

• 19.7 m/s
• 5.99 m/s
• 0.17 m/s
• 388.01 m/s

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What did Newton say about the gravitational force between distant objects?

• It is independent of distance

• It is inversely related to distance squared

• It is proportional to distance squared

• It is inversely related to mass squared

• It is zero, unless the objects are touching

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