Gravitational Forces

A push or pull that can change the motion of an object,

• Gravity

• Force

• Attractive

• Mass

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The force that causes objects with mass to attract one anoter.

• Mass

• Force

• Gravity

• Interacting Objects

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Interacting objects are objects that affect one another.

• True

• False

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Which of the following data would support the claim that the gravitational force between objects depends on mass?

• An object's weight can change depending on where it is on Earth.

• Further away a planet is from the sun the smaller the gravitational force.

• Gravitational force is stronger on more massive planets.

• A rocket can escape Earth's gravity by traveling at high speed.

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A measure of how much matter is present in a substance

• Attractive

• Mass

• Force

• Gravity

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Mass and weight are the same thing.

• True

• False

Which of the following does not affect the gravitational force between the earth and the sun?

• Mass of earth

• Mass of sun

• Distance between earth and sun

• Net electrical charge of earth

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The gravitational force between 2 objects will be very small unless which of the following is true?

• The objects must be very far apart

• One of the objects must have a very large mass.

• Both objects must have very large mass

• Both objects must be in a solid state of matter.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is the difference between weight and mass?

An astronaut way out in space is considered to be "weightless" because...

• His mass is so small relative to earth that gravity doesn't affect him.

• Gravitational force decreases greatly over long distances

• Gravitational force pushes objects away from each other at long distances.

• Objects far away from earth have less mass.

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