Gravitational Forces Between Objects

Gravity

• A force that accelerates (or pulls) an object toward the center of Earth.

• Any interaction that can change the motion of an object.

• The gases that surround Earth or another planet.

• A measure of a force acting in the opposite direction.

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What causes Ocean High Tides?

• The Moon's Gravity

• The Sun's Gravity

• The Earth's Gravity

• The Sun-Moon-Earth System

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The strength of the gravitational force between two objects depends on

• Mass and Matter

• Mass and Weight

• Mass and Distance

• Mass and Strength

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The gravitational force between two objects changes with the distance between the two objects

• True

• False

An object with more mass will exert greater gravitational force than an object with lesser mass.

• True

• False

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As the distance between two objects increases, the force of gravity between them decreases.

• True

• False

The variables that affect the gravitational interaction between two objects are:

• masses and directions of motions of the objects.

• masses and speeds of the objects.

• masses and distances between the objects.

• distance between and speeds of the objects.

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What is the primary factor that determines the gravitational force between two objects?

• Mass of the objects

• Distance between the objects

• Mass and distance between the objects

• Volume of the objects

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Which of the following best describes gravitational force?

• A force that acts only on objects with mass

• A force that acts only in a vacuum

• A force that acts between any two masses

• A force that acts only on planets

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If the distance between two objects is doubled, what happens to the gravitational force between them?

• It doubles

• It halves

• It becomes four times weaker

• It remains the same

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