Kepler's Laws and Newton's Law of Gravitation

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Physics
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12th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Charles Martinez
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30 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Newton said that any two masses will...
combine into a larger mass.
attract each other.
create gravitational fields.
repel each other apart.
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS2-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to Newton's law of gravitation, the Earth and the Moon are gravitationally attracted to each other. The more massive Earth attracts the Moon with...
a stronger force than the Moon attracts the Earth.
a weaker force than the Moon attracts the Earth.
the same force as the Moon attracts the Earth.
a force that is sometimes stronger and other times weaker than the Moon attracts the Earth.
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-4
NGSS.HS-PS2-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The picture shows three objects gravitationally interacting with each other. Which object exerts the greatest force on object B?
Object A
Object C
A and C exert an equal force on B
Cannot be determined
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A massive object and a less massive object exert a gravitational force on each other. Which of the following picture correctly shows the magnitude and direction of the forces involved in this interaction?
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS2-1
NGSS.HS-PS2-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The gravitational force in the previous interaction was 20 N. Determine the gravitational force in the new situation where the second mass is doubled.
10 N
20 N
40 N
80 N
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS2-1
NGSS.HS-PS2-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The distance between the two masses in the previous situation is halved. Determine the gravitational force in this new situation.
20 N
40 N
80 N
160 N
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS2-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The picture shows two identical satellites, A and B, in circular orbits around the Earth. Upon which satellite does the Earth exert a stronger gravitational force?
Satellite A
Satellite B
Equal on both
Cannot be determined
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-4
NGSS.HS-PS2-4
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