Gravitational Forces Between Objects

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What is the term for the gases that encircle Earth?

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Atmosphere

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What is mass?

Back

The amount of matter that makes up an object.

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What does the gravitational force between Earth and the Sun cause?

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Earth's orbit.

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What pulls objects toward the center of Earth?

Back

Gravity.

Front

Who wrote the universal law of gravity?

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Isaac Newton.

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What is gravity?

Back

A force that attracts two bodies toward each other.

Front

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 exerted by gravity on that mass.

Front

What is the formula for calculating weight?

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Weight = Mass × Gravitational Acceleration.

Front

What is gravitational acceleration on Earth?

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Approximately 9.81 m/s².

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What is the effect of gravity on ocean tides?

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The gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun causes ocean tides.