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What is the force with which two objects attract each other called?
What keeps the Earth in uniform circular motion around the Sun?
Which law states that every body in the universe attracts every other body with a force directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them?
What force acts even if two objects are not connected to each other?
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What causes variation in the weight of a body from place to place?
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Study Notes
Gravity and Universal Attraction
- The force with which two objects attract each other is called gravity.
- Gravity is the force that keeps the Earth in uniform circular motion around the Sun.
- The law that states every body in the universe attracts every other body with a force directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them is the Law of Universal Gravitation.
- Gravity is a force that can act even if two objects are not connected to each other.
- The weight of a body varies from place to place due to gravity.
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Test your knowledge about the force of gravity and its effects on objects. This quiz covers topics such as gravitational pull, weight variation, and the behavior of objects in relation to gravitational force.
