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What led Newton to develop his law of gravitation?
What led Newton to develop his law of gravitation?
- Observing the motion of the planets
- Chance observation of an apple falling from a tree (correct)
- Studying the behavior of falling objects
- Experiments with masses and distances in the laboratory
According to Newton's law of gravitation, how does the gravitational force depend on the masses of the two objects?
According to Newton's law of gravitation, how does the gravitational force depend on the masses of the two objects?
- Gravitational force is inversely proportional to the product of the masses
- Gravitational force is directly proportional to the product of the masses (correct)
- Gravitational force is independent of the masses of the objects
- Gravitational force is proportional to the sum of the masses
How does the gravitational force depend on the distance between the two objects, according to Newton's law of gravitation?
How does the gravitational force depend on the distance between the two objects, according to Newton's law of gravitation?
- Gravitational force is proportional to the square of the distance between the objects (correct)
- Gravitational force is independent of the distance between the objects
- Gravitational force is directly proportional to the distance between the objects
- Gravitational force is inversely proportional to the distance between the objects
What is another name for Newton's law of gravitation?
What is another name for Newton's law of gravitation?
What is the nature of the gravitational force according to Newton?
What is the nature of the gravitational force according to Newton?
What was the chance observation that led Newton to ponder upon the force that attracts everything towards the Earth's surface?
What was the chance observation that led Newton to ponder upon the force that attracts everything towards the Earth's surface?
What is the relationship between the gravitational force and the distance between the two objects, according to Newton's law of gravitation?
What is the relationship between the gravitational force and the distance between the two objects, according to Newton's law of gravitation?
According to Newton's Law of Gravitation, how does the gravitational force between two bodies change with the distance between them?
According to Newton's Law of Gravitation, how does the gravitational force between two bodies change with the distance between them?
Who first determined the value of the universal gravitational constant?
Who first determined the value of the universal gravitational constant?
Why do celestial bodies like planets revolve around the Sun in our solar system?
Why do celestial bodies like planets revolve around the Sun in our solar system?
Which natural phenomena is NOT a result of gravitational forces?
Which natural phenomena is NOT a result of gravitational forces?
What is the direction of the gravitational forces between two bodies as per Newton's Law of Gravitation?
What is the direction of the gravitational forces between two bodies as per Newton's Law of Gravitation?
If two bodies are placed twice as far apart from each other, how does the gravitational force between them change?
If two bodies are placed twice as far apart from each other, how does the gravitational force between them change?
In which way does the mass of a celestial body affect the gravitational force it exerts on another body?
In which way does the mass of a celestial body affect the gravitational force it exerts on another body?
In what form can Newton's Law of Gravitation be written for calculating the gravitational forces between two bodies?
In what form can Newton's Law of Gravitation be written for calculating the gravitational forces between two bodies?
