Gravitation: Newton's Law and Universal Law
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What is the universal law of gravitation also known as?

  • Hawking's law of gravitation
  • Tesla's law of gravitation
  • Einstein's law of gravitation
  • Newton's law of gravitation (correct)

Who is credited with the discovery of the universal law of gravitation?

  • Stephen Hawking
  • Albert Einstein
  • Isaac Newton (correct)
  • Nikola Tesla

What term is used to describe the force that attracts two bodies toward each other?

  • Frictional force
  • Gravitational force (correct)
  • Electromagnetic force
  • Centripetal force

What is the mathematical expression for the law of gravitation between two objects?

<p>$F = G\frac{m_1m_2}{r^2}$ (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which scientist proposed the theory of general relativity, providing a new understanding of gravitation?

<p>Albert Einstein (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term describes the phenomenon where light or radio waves are bent due to the influence of gravity?

<p>Gravitational lensing (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What property of an object affects the gravitational force it experiences?

<p>Density (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which quantity decreases as the distance between two objects increases in accordance with the law of gravitation?

<p>Gravitational force (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What effect does an increase in mass have on the gravitational force between two objects?

<p>Increases the force (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between gravitational force and distance according to Newton's law of gravitation?

<p>Inversely proportional to distance squared (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the gravitational force between two objects when the mass of one object doubles and the distance between them triples?

<p>Force decreases by a factor of 6 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What phenomenon causes a satellite to experience a change in its orbital path due to the curvature of spacetime caused by a massive object like Earth?

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