5 Questions
In Newtonian physics, free fall is a motion where?
Gravity is the only force acting upon the body
In the context of general relativity, a body in free fall experiences?
No force acting on it
When can an object moving upwards be considered to be in free fall?
When it is subject to only the force of gravity
What keeps the Moon in free fall around the Earth?
Its orbital speed
In a roughly uniform gravitational field, what does gravity do to each part of a body?
Act on each part of a body approximately equally
Test your knowledge of free fall in the context of Newtonian physics and general relativity with this quiz. Explore the concepts of gravity, force, and motion in free fall scenarios, and challenge your understanding of how these principles differ between the two theories.
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