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WorksheetsTopic 7: Gravitation
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 10mins
The gravitational force Fg between two objects does not depend on
Sum of the masses
Product of the masses
Distance between the masses
Gravitational constant
Which of the following is not the unit for gravitational field strength, ag =r2GM ?
N kg −1
J kg −1
m s −2
Newton said that any two masses will...
combine into a larger mass.
attract each other.
create gravitational fields.
push each other apart.
If the mass of Earth increased, with no change in radius, your weight would _____.
increase
stay the same
decrease
The value of Universal Gravitational constant is
6.67X10-11 Nm2 kg-2
6.67X10-12 Nm2 kg-2
6.02X10-11 Nm2 kg-2
6.02 x10-12 Nm2 kg-2
According to Newton's law of gravitation, the Earth and the Moon are gravitationally attracted to each other. Which of the following statement is correct?
Moon exerts greater gravitational force on the Earth
Earth exerts greater gravitational force on the Moon
Both Moon & Earth exerts equal magnitude of force on each other
What states that "every object in the universe attracts every other object"?
Newton's Law of Gravitation
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
My mother
Attractive Force
What word describes how long it takes a planet to orbit a the sun?
Orbit
Period
Satellite
The space shuttle is orbiting the Earth clockwise. Which vector shows the direction of the gravitational force acting on the shuttle?
a
b
c
d
Which diagram best shows the gravitational force between Earth and a satellite?
