Gravitational Attraction (Mass and Distance)

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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Which of the following is Newton's Law on Gravitation?

• F=Gm₁m₂/r
• F = Gm₁m₂/r²
• F = Gm₁m₂/2r
• F = m₁m₂/2r

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The moon and other satellites rotate around the earth. Identify the force that keeps these satellites in orbit.

• gravity
• friction
• a strong force
• electromagnetic force

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Force of gravity is directly proportional to

• Mass
• Weight
• Distance
• Time

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Force of gravity is inversely proportional to

• Mass
• Weight
• Distance
• Time

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

• greater
• same
• zero
• less

The gravitational force between two objects _______ as the mass of the objects increase. 

• Increase
• Decrease 

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A force is represented by what symbol?

• F
• G
• g
• m

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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The mass of Jupiter is 300 x that of the Earth, but a person on its surface would only experience a gravitational attraction 3x that of Earth. What is the best explanation for this according to the Universal Law of Gravitation?

• Jupiter has a really big radius
• Jupiter has many moons
• Jupiter is mostly a rocky planet
• Jupiter is smaller than Saturn

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