Law of Gravitation

Every object in the universe attracts every other object.

• True

• False

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Which model has greater gravitational attraction (if any)

• Model A

• Model B

• Both Model A and Model B (same gravity)

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As mass increases, what happens to gravitational force?

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• i don't know

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As the distance between 2 objects increases, what happens to gravitational force?

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• i don't know

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Two factors effecting the strength of gravity between 2 objects are...

• weight and mass

• distance and weight

• mass and matter

• mass and distance

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__________holds all of the planets in orbit around the sun.

• Force

• Motion

• Weight

• Gravity

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Which of the following is required for planets to stay in orbit around the Sun? (choose all that apply)

• Gravity

• Weight

• Friction

• Inertia (Forward Motion)

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Without gravity, the stars, planets and all objects in the universe would _______.

• continue to orbit each other

• move in a random direction

• move in a straight line

• stop moving

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What prevents planets from drifting off into space and keeps it in the planets in our Solar System?

• Gravity

• Weight

• Friction

• Forward Motion

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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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