Unit 3b - Universal Gravitation

What is gravitational force?

• a force that attracts any object
• a force that pushes any object
• a force that shrinks any object
• a force that enlarges anyobject

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A moon is located at 1 unit out from the planet it orbits. If that moon was orbiting at 2 units out from the planet, how much would the gravitational force on the moon be compared to its distance at 1 unit?

• twice as much

• 4 times as much

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• 30 lbs

• 360 lbs

• 0- you are weightless in space

• 18 lbs

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If I double the mass of one object without changing anything else, What would happen to the gravitational force between that object and any other object?

• Doubles

• Quadruples

• Cut in Half

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What happens to Gravitational force if I double both of the masses but don't change their distance?

• doubles

• half as big

• 4 times bigger

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I man who weighs 1000N on the surface of the earth will weigh how much at twice the distance in the atmosphere.

• 500 N

• 250 N

• 2000 N

• 4000N

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At what point is the force of gravity on an object greatest

• At the center of the earth (Core of the earth)

• At twice the distance from the surface of the earth

• At the surface of the earth

• The force of gravity ios the same irrespective of distance from the center of the earth

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Is it true that the moon falls?

• No, it could have fallen by now.

• No, there is no good explanation as to why

• Yes, the moon is falling around the earth due to its tangential velocity.

• Yes, the moon is falling straight down.

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The larger the mass of an object...

• The smaller the force of gravity.

• The larger the force of gravity.

• Mass has no effect on the amount of gravity an object experiences.

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As the distance between objects increases...

• The smaller the force of gravity.

• The larger the force of gravity.

• Mass has no effect on the amount of gravity an object experiences.