Gravity Force Lab PhET

In the simulation, adjust the mass of the two objects and observe the force of gravity between them. What happens to the gravitational force between two objects as their masses increase?

• A) The gravitational force decreases.

• B) The gravitational force increases.

• C) The gravitational force stays the same.

• D) The objects repel each other.

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In the simulation, adjust the distance between the two objects and observe the gravitational force. What happens to the gravitational force when the distance between two objects is increased?

• A) The gravitational force increases.

• B) The gravitational force decreases.

• C) The gravitational force stays the same.

• D) The gravitational force becomes zero.

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If the mass of one object is doubled, what happens to the gravitational force?

• A) The gravitational force doubles.

• B) The gravitational force halves.

• C) The gravitational force stays the same.

• D) The gravitational force quadruples.

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In the simulation, experiment with different distances and observe the gravitational force. What happens to the gravitational force as the distance between two objects is halved?

• A) The gravitational force is halved.

• B) The gravitational force quadruples.

• C) The gravitational force stays the same.

• D) The gravitational force doubles.

In the simulation, change the mass of the two objects and observe the gravitational force. What happens to the gravitational force when the mass of both objects is tripled?

• A) The gravitational force increases by a factor of 3.

• B) The gravitational force increases by a factor of 9.

• C) The gravitational force increases by a factor of 6.

• D) The gravitational force decreases by a factor of 3.

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In the simulation, adjust the distance and observe the effect on the gravitational force. How does the gravitational force change if the distance between two objects is doubled?

• A) The gravitational force doubles.

• B) The gravitational force decreases by a factor of 4.

• C) The gravitational force increases by a factor of 4.

• D) The gravitational force remains unchanged.

In the simulation, experiment with different masses and distances. Which combination results in the greatest gravitational force between two objects?

• A) Large masses and small distance.

• B) Small masses and large distance.

• C) Small masses and small distance.

• D) Large masses and large distance.

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In the simulation, experiment with the gravitational force when the distance is very large. What happens to the gravitational force when the distance between two objects is extremely large?

• A) The gravitational force becomes very strong.

• B) The gravitational force remains unchanged.

• C) The gravitational force becomes very weak.

• D) The gravitational force becomes zero.

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In the simulation, explore how gravitational force varies with changes in mass and distance. Which of the following statements is true about gravitational force?

• A) Gravitational force is directly proportional to mass and inversely proportional to the square of the distance.

• B) Gravitational force is directly proportional to both mass and distance.

• C) Gravitational force is inversely proportional to both mass and distance.

• D) Gravitational force depends only on the mass of the objects.

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In the simulation, adjust both mass and distance and observe the resulting force. What happens to the gravitational force if the mass of one object is doubled while the distance is also doubled?

• A) The gravitational force remains the same.

• B) The gravitational force doubles.

• C) The gravitational force is halved.

• D) The gravitational force is quadrupled.

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