Gravity Calculations

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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• 30 lbs

• 360 lbs

• 0- you are weightless in space

• 18 lbs

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If I double the mass of one object without changing anything else, What would happen to the gravitational force between that object and any other object?

• Doubles

• Quadruples

• Cut in Half

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What happens to Gravitational force if I double both of the masses but don't change their distance?

• doubles

• half as big

• 4 times bigger

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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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Find the distance between two objects whose masses are m₁ = 4,500 kg, and m₂ = 8,700 kg; if the gravitational force between them is F = 2.0 x 10^-8 N.

• 130565.25 m

• 361.34 m

• 0.19575 m

• 0.783 m

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The reason why ocean tides happen is

• Electrical forces between the sun and the moon

• gravitational forces between the Earth and the moon.

• Magnetic forces between the Earth and the moon

• Motion of the moon around the earth

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Which of the following does not apply to the moment when Spring tides happen?

• during new moon

• during full moon

• when the moon and the earth are alligned with the sun

• during quarter moon

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