GRAVITATION

Newton said that any two masses will...

• combine into a larger mass.

• attract each other.

• create gravitational fields.

• push each other apart.

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Which of the following best explains why a person has less weight on top of a mountain?

• They are closer to space.

• The atmosphere is lighter.

• The mountain adds more mass.

• The mountain adds more distance.

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The amount of matter in an object

• mass
• weight
• inertia
• gravity

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What states that "every object in the universe attracts every other object"?

• Law of Universal Gravitation
• Newton's First Law of Motion
• My mother
• Inertia & gravity

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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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The moon and other satellites rotate around the earth. Identify the force that keeps these satellites in orbit.

• gravity
• friction
• a strong force
• electromagnetic force

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Force of gravity is directly proportional to

• Mass
• Weight
• Distance
• Time

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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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Force of gravity is inversely proportional to

• Mass
• Weight
• Distance
• Time

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If I double the distance between two objects, what happens to their gravitational Force?

• 4x bigger
• 4x smaller
• 2x bigger
• 2x smaller

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