Gravitational and Satellite Motion

If you double the mass of m2, by what factor will the gravitational force change?

• F/2
• 2F
• 4F
• F/4

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

If you decrease the mass of m1 by half, by what factor will the gravitational force change?

• F/2
• 2F
• 4F
• F/4

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

If you triple the mass of m1, by what factor will the gravitational force change?

• F/3
• 3F
• F/9
• 9F

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

If you double the mass of both m1 and m2, by what factor will the gravitational force change?

• F/4
• 4F
• 16F
• F/16

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

How are mass and gravitational force related?

• indirectly
• inversely
• inverse squarely
• directly

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

How are distance and gravitational force related?

• indirectly
• inversely
• inverse squarely
• directly

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

If you quadruple the distance between m1 and m2, by what factor will the gravitational force change?

• 1/4 F
• 4F
• 1/16 F
• 16F

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

If you cut the distance between m1 and m2 by half, by what factor will the gravitational force change?

• 1/4 F
• 4F
• 1/2 F
• 2F

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

Which of the following claims is supported by the data?

• Gravitational forces increase as the masses of the two objects increase

• Gravitational forces are strongest between objects with identical masses.

• Gravitational forces are weakest when one object is more massive than the other.

• Gravitational forces can never exceed an upper limit, regardless of the masses.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The gravitational force between two objects will be very small, unless which of the following is true?

• The objects must be very far apart.

• One of the objects must have a very large mass.

• Both objects must have very large masses.

• Both objects must be in the solid state of matter.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4