Physics Chapter 9: Gravitation

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What did Isaac Newton identify as the force responsible for the motion of planets and the moon?

  • Gravitational force (correct)
  • Electromagnetic force
  • Frictional force
  • Tension force

What is needed to change the speed or direction of an object's motion?

  • Momentum
  • Force (correct)
  • Velocity
  • Energy

What causes an object to fall towards the earth when dropped from a height?

  • Centripetal force
  • Electric force
  • Gravitational force (correct)
  • Magnetic force

What determines the weight of a body at different places?

<p>Gravitational force at that place (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the moon go around?

<p>The earth (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of force is responsible for the motion of objects around the Sun?

<p>Gravitational force (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the universal law of gravitation, the force between two objects is proportional to:

<p>The square of the distance between them (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the force that keeps the moon moving along its circular path around the earth?

<p>Centripetal force (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do we not see the earth moving towards an apple, even though the apple attracts the earth?

<p>Due to the negligible mass of the apple compared to that of the earth (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to a stone in circular motion when there is no centripetal force acting on it?

<p>It flies off along a straight line tangent to the circular path (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What causes a change in direction for a stone in circular motion?

<p>Centripetal force (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Newton's third law of motion, how does an apple attract the earth?

<p>With an equal and opposite force (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of force causes a stone to move along a circular path?

<p>Centripetal force (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does the moon not fall towards the earth, despite being attracted by it?

<p>Because it has negligible mass compared to that of the earth (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What provides the centripetal force needed for the moon to orbit around the earth?

<p>Gravitational attraction between the moon and earth (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which direction is the centripetal force acting on an object moving along a circular path?

<p>Towards the center of the circular path (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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