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What is the weakest of the four basic forces found in nature?
What is the weakest of the four basic forces found in nature?
- Gravity (correct)
- Weak nuclear force
- Strong nuclear force
- Electromagnetic force
Who was the first scientist to precisely define the gravitational force?
Who was the first scientist to precisely define the gravitational force?
- Sir Isaac Newton (correct)
- Albert Einstein
- Galileo Galilei
- Nikola Tesla
What did Galileo Galilei contend about falling bodies and planetary motions?
What did Galileo Galilei contend about falling bodies and planetary motions?
- Falling bodies caused planetary motions
- They were unrelated phenomena
- Planetary motions caused falling bodies
- They had the same cause (correct)
What is the force that acts at a distance, without physical contact?
What is the force that acts at a distance, without physical contact?
What did Sir Isaac Newton explain with his precise definition of gravitational force?
What did Sir Isaac Newton explain with his precise definition of gravitational force?