Gravity, Mass and Distance

Which System has the greater gravitational pull between the two objects?

• System 1

• System 2

• Same: there is no gravitational attraction between the two objects

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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 

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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

The force that causes objects with mass to attract to one another:

• Weight

• Mass

• Gravity

• Magnetism

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Gravity can be defined as the –

• force of attraction between two or more masses.

• friction created when two objects are in contact.

• energy given off by stars due to nuclear reactions.

• path an object follows as it moves through space.

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Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...

• weight and mass.

• distance and weight.

• mass and matter.

• mass and distance.

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The gravitational attraction between two objects would increase if both masses are –

• increased, and the distance between them is increased.

• increased, and the distance between them is decreased.

• decreased, and the distance between them is decreased.

• decreased, and the distance between them is increased.

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Why do planets orbit the Sun?

• The Sun is the only celestial object that has a gravitational pull.

• The Sun’s chemical composition makes it attract planets.

• Only celestial bodies that emit light, like the Sun, can be at the center of an orbit.

• The Sun is the most massive object in our solar system, so it exerts the greatest gravitational pull.

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As distance between two objects increases, the pull of gravity 

• Increase

• decrease

• stays the same

• has not effect