Universal Gravitation Practice Flashcard

Front

What is the relationship between mass and gravitational force?

Back

An object with more mass will exert greater gravitational force than an object with lesser mass.

Front

What is the nature of gravitational force between two massive spheres?

Back

Gravitational force is always an attraction, depends on how massive they are, and depends inversely on the square of the distances between them.

Front

If you double the mass of one object, by what factor does the gravitational force change?

Back

The gravitational force will double.

Front

What happens to gravitational force if the distance between two masses is doubled?

Back

The gravitational force decreases by a factor of 1/4.

Front

What causes gravitational interaction?

Back

The interaction between two masses.

Front

What is the formula for gravitational force?

Back

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.

Front

What is the gravitational constant (G)?

Back

G is approximately 6.674 × 10^-11 N(m/kg)^2.

Front

How does gravitational force change with distance?

Back

Gravitational force decreases with the square of the distance between two masses.

Front

What is the effect of tripling the mass of one object on gravitational force?

Back

The gravitational force will triple.

Front

If the distance between two masses is halved, by what factor does the gravitational force increase?

Back

The gravitational force increases by a factor of 4.