The Law of Universal Gravitation

If I double the mass of one object, but don't change anything else... What happens to the gravitational force between two objects?

• Doubles

• Quadruples

• Cut in Half

• 4x Smaller

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If I double the distance between two objects, what happens to their gravitational Force?

• 4x bigger
• 4x smaller
• 2x bigger
• 2x smaller

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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
• 4x bigger
• 4x smaller

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If the mass on Mars is 6.4 kg x 10²³ kg and the mass on Earth is 6.0 kg x 10²⁴ kg, which one would you weigh more on?

• Earth
• Mars

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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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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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What is the Universal law of gravitation equation? 

• G=F ⋅ m⋅m2/r²
• F=G ⋅ m⋅m₂/(r)²
• F=G ⋅ r²/m⋅m₂
• G=F ⋅ r²/m⋅m₂

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A satellite moves ______________when it is moved farther from the object that it orbits.

• more quickly
• more slowly
• at the same speed
• with no change in speed

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If the force of gravity between two objects was 1/4 of its original value, what might have happened between the objects

• Mass was increased 4 times

• Mass was decreased 2 times

• Distance was increased 4 times

• Distance was doubled

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The measure of the pull of gravity on an object is ___________________.

• motion
• weight
• speed
• friction

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