Gravitational Forces

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What is needed to determine the amount of gravitational force between two objects?

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Distance and mass.

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What force pulls things into orbit around the sun?

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Gravity.

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What is the term for the push or pull between two objects?

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Force.

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What happens to the pull of gravity as the product of two objects' masses increases?

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It increases.

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Why would your weight change on another planet?

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Different planets have different gravitational pulls.

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What is the definition of gravitational force?

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The force of attraction between two masses.

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How does distance affect gravitational force?

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As distance increases, gravitational force decreases.

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What is the relationship between mass and gravitational force?

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Greater mass results in a stronger gravitational force.

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What is weight?

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The force of gravity acting on an object.

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What is the formula for calculating gravitational force?

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F = G * (m1 * m2) / r^2, where F is the gravitational force, G is the gravitational constant, m1 and m2 are the masses, and r is the distance between the centers of the two masses.

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