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What led Newton to develop his law of gravitation?
What led Newton to develop his law of gravitation?
- Observing an apple fall from a tree (correct)
- Reading about previous scientific theories
- Studying the movement of planets
- Conducting experiments with different objects
What did Newton propose about the gravitational force?
What did Newton propose about the gravitational force?
- It is directly proportional to the product of the masses of the bodies and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the bodies (correct)
- It is directly proportional to the sum of the masses of the bodies and inversely proportional to the cube of the distance between the bodies
- It is directly proportional to the square of the distance between the bodies and inversely proportional to the product of the masses of the bodies
- It is directly proportional to the cube of the distance between the bodies and inversely proportional to the sum of the masses of the bodies
What did Newton's law of universal gravitation extend to?
What did Newton's law of universal gravitation extend to?
- Objects on Earth's surface
- All bodies that have some mass (correct)
- Only celestial bodies
- Objects in motion
What is the relationship between the gravitational force and the masses of the bodies according to Newton's law of gravitation?
What is the relationship between the gravitational force and the masses of the bodies according to Newton's law of gravitation?
How does the gravitational force change with the distance between the bodies according to Newton's law of gravitation?
How does the gravitational force change with the distance between the bodies according to Newton's law of gravitation?
What is the nature of the gravitational force according to Newton's proposal?
What is the nature of the gravitational force according to Newton's proposal?
What is the application of Newton's law of gravitation?
What is the application of Newton's law of gravitation?
What is the formula for the magnitude of the gravitational force exerted by a body of mass on another body of mass?
What is the formula for the magnitude of the gravitational force exerted by a body of mass on another body of mass?
What did Henry Cavendish determine in the 18th century?
What did Henry Cavendish determine in the 18th century?
In the gravitational force formula $F = G\frac{m_1m_2}{r^2}$, what does $r$ represent?
In the gravitational force formula $F = G\frac{m_1m_2}{r^2}$, what does $r$ represent?
What type of law is Newton's law of gravitation?
What type of law is Newton's law of gravitation?
In the context of gravitational forces, what does the vector form of the force expression indicate?
In the context of gravitational forces, what does the vector form of the force expression indicate?
What balances the gravitational pull of the Earth on the moon in the context of the moon's orbital motion?
What balances the gravitational pull of the Earth on the moon in the context of the moon's orbital motion?
What is the force that causes the solar system planets, including Earth, to revolve around the Sun?
What is the force that causes the solar system planets, including Earth, to revolve around the Sun?
What increases as the mass of celestial bodies increases and decreases as their distance to the revolving body increases?
What increases as the mass of celestial bodies increases and decreases as their distance to the revolving body increases?
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