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

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

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

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

    <p>Density</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</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</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</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</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?

    <p>Frame-dragging</p> Signup and view all the answers

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