Inverse Square Law

Two asteroids exert a gravitational force, F, on each other. Some time later, the asteroids are now three times as far from each other as before. Which of the following represents the gravitational force at this distance?

• F/3

• F/2

• F/6

• F/9

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Two objects are attracted to each other with 36 N of gravitational force.
What would the force between them be if the distance between them were doubled?

• 9

• 18

• 72

• 144

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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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The Brightness decreases with a __________ trend

• Linear

• Logarithmic

• Exponential

• Inverse Squared

If I triple the distance away from a candle what happens to the brightness

• It increases by 3 times the amount

• It decreases by 3 times the amount

• It decreases by 12 times the amount

• It decreases by 9 times the amount

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When I get further from a candle the amount of brightness

• Increases

• Decreases

• Stays the Same

• Not enough Information present

Gravitational force obeys inverse square law.

• True

• False

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Inverse square law was formulated by----------

• Kepler

• Galileo

• Newton

• Pascal

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Every object in the universe attracts every

other object with a force which is proportional

to the product of their ------- and inversely

proportional to the ---------

• masses, distance between them.

• masses,square of the distance between them.

• distance between them,masses

• square of the distance between them,masses

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A light source is placed at a distance of 2 meters from a surface. If the distance is increased to 6 meters, what happens to the intensity of light on the surface?

• It becomes 1/3 of the original intensity

• It becomes 1/9 of the original intensity

• It becomes 1/6 of the original intensity

• It remains the same