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What is the Universal Law of Gravitation?
What is the Universal Law of Gravitation?
- A law that describes the movement of planets
- A force that attracts objects with mass
- A rule that explains how gravitational force works between objects (correct)
- A theory that explains the formation of stars
According to the Universal Law of Gravitation, what happens to the force between two objects if the distance between them is tripled?
According to the Universal Law of Gravitation, what happens to the force between two objects if the distance between them is tripled?
- The force remains the same
- The force becomes nine times weaker (correct)
- The force becomes three times stronger
- The force becomes three times weaker
What is the relationship between the force and mass of objects according to the Universal Law of Gravitation?
What is the relationship between the force and mass of objects according to the Universal Law of Gravitation?
- The force is directly proportional to the sum of the masses
- The force is directly proportional to the product of the masses
- The force is inversely proportional to the product of the masses (correct)
- The force is inversely proportional to the difference of the masses
What is the Inverse Square Law?
What is the Inverse Square Law?
What happens to the force between two objects if the mass of one object is increased?
What happens to the force between two objects if the mass of one object is increased?
What is the main idea of the Universal Law of Gravitation?
What is the main idea of the Universal Law of Gravitation?
Which direction does gravity always pull objects towards each other?
Which direction does gravity always pull objects towards each other?
What is the concept that states if one object pulls on another, the other object pulls back with an equal force but in the opposite direction?
What is the concept that states if one object pulls on another, the other object pulls back with an equal force but in the opposite direction?
What does the notation Fg12 represent?
What does the notation Fg12 represent?
What determines the strength of a gravitational field?
What determines the strength of a gravitational field?
What do field lines represent in a gravitational field?
What do field lines represent in a gravitational field?
What happens to the gravitational field strength as you move away from an object?
What happens to the gravitational field strength as you move away from an object?
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