Universal Law of Gravity and Satellites

If you went to the moon, would your weight change?

• Yes
• No
• Maybe

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What is the unit of measurement for weight

• Grams (g)
• Newtons (N)
• Pounds (lbs)
• Kilograms (Kg)

what happens to gravity as distance increases?

• there was never any gravity in space
• it in increases rapidly 
• It decreases rapidly 
• It does not change 

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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As the product of two objects' masses increases, the pull of gravity

• Increases
• Decreases
• Stays the same

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Double the distance between two objects

• 4 times greater gravity attraction
• 4 times weaker gravity attraction
• 2 times weaker gravity
• 2 times greater gravity

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Double the product of the masses of two objects

• 4 times stronger gravity force
• 4 times weaker gravity force
• 2 times weaker gravity force
• 2 times stronger gravity force

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

• greater
• same
• zero
• less

A force is represented by what symbol?

• F
• G
• g
• m

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

• Increase
• Decrease 

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