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According to Newton's Law of Gravitation, the force of gravitational attraction between two objects is directly proportional to which of the following factors?
According to Newton's Law of Gravitation, the force of gravitational attraction between two objects is directly proportional to which of the following factors?
- The product of their masses (correct)
- The square of the distance between their centers
- The gravitational constant
- All of the above
What does the mathematical expression F = (G * m1 * m2) / r^2 represent?
What does the mathematical expression F = (G * m1 * m2) / r^2 represent?
- The gravitational force between two objects (correct)
- The gravitational constant
- The product of the masses of two objects
- The distance between the centers of two objects
What does the gravitational constant G represent in Newton's Law of Gravitation?
What does the gravitational constant G represent in Newton's Law of Gravitation?
- The product of the masses of two objects
- The distance between the centers of two objects
- A constant value (correct)
- The force of gravitational attraction between two objects
How does the gravitational force between two objects change if the distance between their centers is doubled?
How does the gravitational force between two objects change if the distance between their centers is doubled?
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What happens to the gravitational force between two objects if their masses are doubled?
What happens to the gravitational force between two objects if their masses are doubled?
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