PS Law of Universal Gravitation

An attractive force that acts between any two objects

• electric force

• strong nuclear force

• gravitational force

• potential force

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Gravitational force depends on

• mass and distance

• mass and volume

• volume and distance

• force and distance

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The greater the mass of two objects, the ​ (a)   the gravitational force between them.

• greater
• less
• weaker

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Gravitational force ​ (a)   rapidly as the distance between the objects increases.

• decreases
• increases

Doubling the mass of ONE object would have what effect on the gravitational force between them? (a)  

• the force would double
• the force would quadruple
• the force would stay the same
• the force would be 1/2 as much

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Doubling the mass of BOTH objects would have what effect on the gravitational force between them? (a)  

• the force would double
• the force would quadruple
• the force would stay the same
• the force would be 1/2 as much

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Doubling the distance between two objects would have what effect on the gravitational force between them? (a)  

• the force would double
• the force would quadruple
• the force would be 1/2 as much
• the force would be 1/4 as much

Halving the distance between two objects would have what effect on the gravitational force between them? (a)  

• the force would double
• the force would quadruple
• the force would be 1/2 as much
• the force would be 1/4 as much

• 50

• 500

• 250

• 100

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• 1.22x10²¹

• 6.41x10²⁷

• 1.83x10³¹

• 9.61x10³⁷

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