Physics - 5B Test Review

as the mass of an object increases, the pull of gravity...

• Increases

• Decreases

• Stays the same

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Why do we have a stronger gravitational attraction with Earth than the Sun?

• the sun has a larger mass

• the Earth has a larger mass

• we are closer to center of sun

• we are closer to center of Earth

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What does the strength of gravity between two objects depend upon?

• Mass & distance
• Mass & weight
• Gravity & inertia
• Inertia & mass

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When placed at equal distances apart, the greatest gravitational attraction will be between two

• skateboards

• bowling balls

• school buses

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If you double the mass of m2, by what factor will the gravitational force change?

• F/2
• 2F
• 4F
• F/4

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If you decrease the mass of m1 by half, by what factor will the gravitational force change?

• F/2
• 2F
• 4F
• F/4

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If you triple the mass of m1, by what factor will the gravitational force change?

• F/3
• 3F
• F/9
• 9F

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If you double the mass of both m1 and m2, by what factor will the gravitational force change?

• F/4
• 4F
• 16F
• F/16

If you double the mass of m1 and triple the mass of m2, by what factor will the gravitational force change?

• F/5
• 5F
• 6F
• F/6

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How are mass and gravitational force related?

• indirectly
• inversely
• inverse squarely
• directly

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