Gravitational Forces Between Objects

Front

What can be measured using a scale and can change based on location?

Back

Weight

Front

What is the gas that encircles Earth?

Back

Atmosphere

Front

Who wrote the universal law of gravity?

Back

Isaac Newton

Front

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

Back

Earth's orbit

Front

What do astronomers study?

Back

Space

Front

What is the force that attracts two objects towards each other?

Back

Gravitational force

Front

What is the term for the pull of gravity on an object?

Back

Weight

Front

What is the measure of the amount of matter in an object?

Back

Mass

Front

What is the term for the path an object takes as it moves around another object in space?

Back

Orbit

Front

What is the effect of gravity on the oceans called?

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Tides