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What would happen if there were no gravity?
What would happen if there were no gravity?
- Objects would remain stationary
- Objects would float away into space (correct)
- Objects would spin uncontrollably
- Objects would fall to the center of the Earth
What would happen if the value of the gravitational constant, G, was twice as large?
What would happen if the value of the gravitational constant, G, was twice as large?
- The acceleration due to gravity, g, would remain the same
- The acceleration due to gravity, g, would be half as large
- The acceleration due to gravity, g, would be twice as large
- The acceleration due to gravity, g, would be four times as large (correct)
If the mass of the Earth was twice as large and its radius was half of what it is now, what would be the value of the acceleration due to gravity, g, on the surface of the Earth?
If the mass of the Earth was twice as large and its radius was half of what it is now, what would be the value of the acceleration due to gravity, g, on the surface of the Earth?
- Half the current value of g
- Twice the current value of g
- The same as the current value of g
- Four times the current value of g (correct)
What is the unit of the acceleration due to gravity, g, in the SI system?
What is the unit of the acceleration due to gravity, g, in the SI system?
Which of the following statements is true about the acceleration due to gravity, g?
Which of the following statements is true about the acceleration due to gravity, g?
What is the value of the acceleration due to gravity, g, on the surface of the Earth?
What is the value of the acceleration due to gravity, g, on the surface of the Earth?
What does weight measure according to Newton's first law?
What does weight measure according to Newton's first law?
Which statement is true about weight and mass?
Which statement is true about weight and mass?
When we say 'Rajeev's weight is 75 kg', what are we actually referring to?
When we say 'Rajeev's weight is 75 kg', what are we actually referring to?
What is the SI unit of weight?
What is the SI unit of weight?
If your distance from the center of the earth is 2R, what will happen to your weight?
If your distance from the center of the earth is 2R, what will happen to your weight?
What does a weighing machine actually measure?
What does a weighing machine actually measure?
What is the relationship between the mass of an object and the gravitational force acting on it, according to the universal law of gravitation?
What is the relationship between the mass of an object and the gravitational force acting on it, according to the universal law of gravitation?
What is the relationship between the distance between two objects and the gravitational force acting between them, according to the universal law of gravitation?
What is the relationship between the distance between two objects and the gravitational force acting between them, according to the universal law of gravitation?
What is the unit of the universal gravitational constant, $G$, in the SI system?
What is the unit of the universal gravitational constant, $G$, in the SI system?
What is the direction of the gravitational force between two spherical objects with uniform density?
What is the direction of the gravitational force between two spherical objects with uniform density?
Where is the center of mass of a spherical object with uniform density located?
Where is the center of mass of a spherical object with uniform density located?
What is the relationship between the gravitational force and the acceleration due to gravity, $g$, experienced by an object near the Earth's surface?
What is the relationship between the gravitational force and the acceleration due to gravity, $g$, experienced by an object near the Earth's surface?
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