Inverse Square Law Forces

What would be the difference in your weight if you were 5x farther from the center of the earth than you are now?

• 1/5

• 1/10

• 1/25

• 1/100

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

Suppose the gravitational force between two massive spheres is 100 N. If the distance between the spheres is DOUBLED, what is the force between the masses?

• 200

• 100

• 50

• 25

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

As distance between two objects INCREASE the pull of gravity

• Increases

• Decreases

• Stays the same

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

A person would weigh less on on the Moon than on the Earth because . . .

• Moon has more mass, and therefore more gravity
• Moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity
• Moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity
• Moon has less mass and therefore less gravity

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...

• mass and distance 
• mass and matter
• distance and weight 
• weight and mass

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

What happens to the force between two charged objects when you DOUBLE the distance between them?

• 2X

• 1/2X

• 4X

• 1/4X

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

What happens to the force between two charged objects if you TRIPLE the magnitude of one charge?

• 1/3X

• 3X

• 1/9X

• 9X

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

What happens to the force between two charged objects if you DOUBLE the distance between them and DOUBLE the magnitude of one charge?

• 4X

• 6X

• 1/2X

• 1/6X

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4