Law of Gravitational Force

Why do we have a stronger gravitational attraction with Earth than the Sun?

• the sun has a larger mass

• the Earth has a larger mass

• we are closer to center of sun

• we are closer to center of Earth

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A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.

• Force

• Gravity

• Gravitational Pull

• Weight

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What is the measure of force of gravity on an object?

• Shape

• Height

• Weight

• Gravity

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pulls objects toward the center of Earth.

• Mass

• Weight

• Gravity

• Resistance

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______ wrote the universal law of gravity.

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo

• Henry Cavendish

• Thomas Edison

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Gravity causes all objects to accelerate toward the ______ at the same rate.

• Moon

• Sun

• Earth

• ocean

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The farther apart two objects are, the _______ the gravitational force.

• weaker

• stronger

• less stable

• more stable

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What is the formula for the gravitational force between two masses?

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Which of the following factors does NOT affect the gravitational force between two objects?

• Mass of the objects

• Distance between the objects

• Shape of the objects

• Gravitational constant

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If the distance between two objects is doubled, how does the gravitational force between them change?

• It becomes four times stronger

• It becomes four times weaker

• It becomes twice as strong

• It becomes twice as weak

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