Gravitational Forces

Front

What is a push or pull that can change the motion of an object?

Back

Force

Front

What is the force that causes objects with mass to attract one another?

Back

Gravity

Front

What term describes having a tendency to pull other objects toward itself?

Back

Attractive

Front

True or False: Interacting objects are objects that affect one another.

Back

True

Front

What must be true for the gravitational force between two objects to be very small?

Back

Both objects must have very large mass.

Front

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

Back

Mass

Front

What is the universal force that acts between all objects with mass?

Back

Gravitational Force

Front

What is the effect of gravity on an object in free fall?

Back

It accelerates the object towards the Earth at 9.8 m/s².

Front

What is the relationship between mass and gravitational force?

Back

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

Front

What is the term for the distance between two objects that affects gravitational force?

Back

Distance