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What is the force of attraction between two objects with mass called?

  • Gravitation (correct)
  • Electrostatic force
  • Magnetism
  • Centripetal force

Who formulated the law of universal gravitation?

  • Johannes Kepler
  • Albert Einstein
  • Galileo Galilei
  • Isaac Newton (correct)

What is the acceleration due to gravity at the Earth's surface?

  • 3 x 10^8 m/s
  • 0.25 m/s²
  • 6.67 x 10^-11 Nm²/kg²
  • 9.8 m/s² (correct)

What is the value of the gravitational constant?

<p>6.674 × 10^-11 N m^2/kg^2 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Isaac Newton discover when an apple fell from a tree?

<p>The concept of gravitation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity propose about gravity?

<p>Gravity is a curvature in spacetime caused by mass and energy (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Isaac Newton famously discover about gravitation?

<p>It is the force of attraction between two objects with mass (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the force of gravity and the distance between two objects?

<p>The force of gravity decreases as the distance between the objects increases (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What would happen to the force of gravity between two objects if the mass of one object is doubled?

<p>The force of gravity between the two objects doubles (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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