Forces 1AB

Two asteroids exert a gravitational force, F, on each other. Some time later, the asteroids are now three times as far from each other as before. Which of the following represents the gravitational force at this distance? 

• F/3
• F/2
• F/6
• F/9

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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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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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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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Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.

• False
• True
• It depends

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What is the gravitational force between two identical 50,000 kg asteroids whose centers of mass are separated by 1000 m?

• 2500 N

• 3.3 x 10^-12 N

• 1.67 x 10^-4 N

• 1.67 x 10^-7 N

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Two spherical objects have masses of 8000 kg and 1500 kg. Their centers are separated by a distance of 1.5 m. Find the gravitational attraction between them

• 5.4 X 10^-4 N

• 1.2 X 10⁷ N

• 3.6 X 10^-4 N

• 5.33 N

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Complete the following statement: The farther away two planets are the _______ the gravitational force between them.

• more
• same
• dosen't matter
• less

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Which configuration will result in the greatest gravitational force?

• small masses far apart

• large masses far apart

• small masses close together

• large masses close together

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How is the gravitational force between to objects related to their mass

• They are directly proportional

• They are inversely proportional

• They do not affect each other

• They are equal

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