Newton's Law of Gravity

Mathematician, Astronomer, & Physicist who discovered gravity, laws of motion, calculus, reflecting telescope.

• Isaac Newton

• Marie Curie

• Stephen Hawkings

• AlexanderFleming

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What is the attractive force that exists between all objects that have mass?

• Weight

• Mass 

• Gravity

• Viscosity

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What is the force that causes objects to fall to Earth?

• Air resistance

• Gravity

• Water resistance

• Pressure

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Who formulated the Law of Universal Gravitation?

• Albert Einstein

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Niels Bohr

What does Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation state about the force between two masses?

• It is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.

• It is directly proportional to the square of the distance between them.

• It is inversely proportional to the product of their masses.

• It is directly proportional to the sum of their masses.

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Which of the following is the formula for Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation?

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• Gravitational constant

• Acceleration due to gravity

• Mass of the object

• Distance between objects

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• Cavendish experiment

• Millikan oil drop experiment

• Rutherford gold foil experiment

• Young's double-slit experiment

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How does the gravitational force between two objects change if the distance between them is doubled?

• It becomes four times stronger.

• It becomes four times weaker.

• It becomes twice as strong.

• It becomes twice as weak.