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 directly proportional to

• Mass
• Weight
• Distance
• Time

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The sun is the anchor point of our solar system because of

• the gas Hydrogen

• its small density

• its huge mass

• its location

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Ocean tides occur mainly because 

• water normally runs to the side of Earth away from the sun
• of the gravitational pull of the sun on Earth
• of different gravitational pulls of the moon on opposite sides of Earth
• as Earth rotates it leaves the ocean water somewhat behind it

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A person on the Earth weighs 180 pounds. How much will they weigh on the moon? ( Note: The moons "g" is1/6 that of Earth)

• 30 lbs
• 360 lbs
• 0- you are weightless in space
• 18 lbs

The units of acceleration are

• kg
• m/s2
• m/s
• N

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

• more
• same
• dosen't matter
• less

If the objects are closer to each other, the force of attraction ____________.

• no effect

• decreases

• increases

• disappear

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Which of the following formulas is the correct equation for the law of Universal gravitation?

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the proportionality constant in Newton’s law of universal gravitation

• gravitational constant

• The Coulomb constant

• The Planck constant

• The speed of light

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