universal gravitation

What is gravitational force?

• a force that attracts any object
• a force that pushes any object
• a force that shrinks any object
• a force that enlarges anyobject

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Which of the following formulas is the correct equation for the law of Universal gravitation?

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A moon is located at 1 unit out from the planet it orbits. If that moon was orbiting at 2 units out from the planet, how much would the gravitational force on the moon be compared to its distance at 1 unit?

• twice as much

• 4 times as much

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Calculate the force of gravity (F) between two objects whose masses are m₁ = 100 kg and m₂ = 1000 kg if they are separared by a distance of d = 500 m.

• 2.67 * 10^-11 N

• 0.4 N

• 6.67 * 10^-11 N

• 1.3 * 10^-8 N

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At what point is the force of gravity on an object greatest

• At the center of the earth (Core of the earth)

• At twice the distance from the surface of the earth

• At the surface of the earth

• The force of gravity ios the same irrespective of distance from the center of the earth

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What states that "every object in the universe attracts every other object"?

• Law of Universal Gravitation
• Newton's First Law of Motion
• My mother
• Inertia & gravity

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Force of gravity is directly proportional to

• Mass
• Weight
• Distance
• Time

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Calculate the gravitational force between two objects when they are 0.750m apart. Each object has a mass of 5.00kg.

• 2.96x10^-9N

• 3.00x10^-6N

• 2.22x10^-9N

• 2.23x10^-8N

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If the distance between 2 masses is increased then the force of gravitation between them will...

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

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Two spherical objects have masses of 8000 kg and 1500 kg. Their centers are separated by a distance of 1.5 m. Find the gravitational attraction between them

• 5.4 X 10^-4 N

• 1.2 X 10⁷ N

• 3.6 X 10^-4 N

• 5.33 N

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