Gravitational Forces

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What is the difference between mass and weight?

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Mass is the amount of matter in an object, while weight is the force of gravity acting on that mass.

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What is mass?

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Mass is a measure of how much matter is present in a substance.

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What does the law of gravity equation help determine?

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The force of attraction between two objects.

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What happens to gravitational force as mass increases?

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Gravitational force increases.

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If you travel to Mars, what happens to your mass and weight?

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Your mass will be the same, but your weight will be less than on Earth.

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What is gravity?

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Gravity is the force that attracts two bodies towards each other.

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What is the formula for calculating weight?

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Weight = mass × gravitational acceleration (W = m × g).

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What is gravitational acceleration on Earth?

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Approximately 9.81 m/s².

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How does distance affect gravitational force?

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Gravitational force decreases as the distance between two objects increases.

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What is the relationship between mass and gravitational force?

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The greater the mass of an object, the greater the gravitational force it exerts.

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