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WorksheetsNewton's law of universal gravitation
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
1. If I double the mass of one object, but don't change anything else... What happens to the gravitational force between two objects?
Doubles
Cut in Half
Quadruples
4x Smaller
2. If I double the distance between two objects, what happens to their gravitational Force?
4x bigger
2x bigger
4x smaller
2x smaller
3. What happens to Gravitational force if I double both of the masses but don't change their distance?
doubles
half as big
4x bigger
4x smaller
4. If the mass of Mars is 6.4 kg x 1023 kg and the mass of Earth is 6.0 kg x 1024 kg, which one would you weigh more on?
Earth
Mars
5. Complete the following statement: The farther away two planets are the _______ the gravitational force between them.
more
dosen't matter
same
less
6. What is gravitational force?
a force that attracts any object
a force that pushes any object
a force that shrinks any object
a force that enlarges anyobject
7. What is the Universal law of gravitation equation?
G=F ⋅ m⋅m2/r2
F=G ⋅ m⋅m2/(r)2
G=F ⋅ r2/m⋅m2
F=G ⋅ r2/m⋅m2
A satellite moves ______________when it is moved farther from the object that it orbits.
more quickly
at the same speed
more slowly
with no change in speed
9.As distance between two objects increases, the pull of gravity:
Increases
Decreases
Stays the same
10. If the force of gravity has been reduced by 1/4 which could be true?
Mass was increased 4 times
Mass was decreased 2 times
Distance was increased 4 times
Distance was doubled
11.The measure of the pull of gravity on an object is ___________________.
weight
motion
speed
friction
12. What states that "every object in the universe attracts every other object"?
Law of Universal Gravitation
Newton's First Law of Motion
Inertia & gravity
13.The moon and other satellites rotate around the earth. Identify the force that keeps these satellites in orbit.
a strong force
friction
electromagnetic force
gravity
According to Newton's law of gravitation, the Earth and the Moon are gravitationally attracted to each other. The more massive Earth attracts the Moon with...
the same force as the Moon attracts the Earth.
a weaker force than the Moon attracts the Earth.
a force that is sometimes stronger and other times weaker than the Moon attracts the Earth.
a stronger force than the Moon attracts the Earth.
15. The picture shows the gravitational field in the space surrounding the Earth. What is creating this gravitational field?
The gravitational force.
The mass of the Earth.
The distance of the Earth.
The universal gravitational constant.
