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Questions and Answers
What would happen if there was no gravitational force between the Earth and the Moon?
What would happen if there was no gravitational force between the Earth and the Moon?
- The Moon's speed would increase
- The Moon would move away from the Earth (correct)
- The Moon would collide with the Earth
- The Moon would stop orbiting the Earth
What force is responsible for keeping the planets in orbit around the sun?
What force is responsible for keeping the planets in orbit around the sun?
- Electromagnetic force
- Weak nuclear force
- Strong nuclear force
- Gravitational force (correct)
Why do objects fall towards the Earth when they are dropped?
Why do objects fall towards the Earth when they are dropped?
- Gravitational force from the Earth (correct)
- Frictional force from the Earth
- Magnetic force from the Earth
- Repulsive force from the Earth
Which factor determines the magnitude of gravitational force between two objects?
Which factor determines the magnitude of gravitational force between two objects?
Which concept explains why an object in orbit around the Earth experiences apparent weightlessness?
Which concept explains why an object in orbit around the Earth experiences apparent weightlessness?
What happens to the gravitational force between two objects if the distance between them is doubled?
What happens to the gravitational force between two objects if the distance between them is doubled?
Objects with more ______ have a greater gravitational force
Objects with more ______ have a greater gravitational force
Gravitational force is stronger when objects are closer together due to the inverse square law of ______
Gravitational force is stronger when objects are closer together due to the inverse square law of ______
The acceleration due to gravity on Earth's surface is approximately 9.8 meters per second squared, denoted by the symbol ______
The acceleration due to gravity on Earth's surface is approximately 9.8 meters per second squared, denoted by the symbol ______
