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Universal Gravitation Practice

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Last updated about 3 years ago
13 questions
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Round to 1-2 decimal places! :smile:



Round to 1-2 decimal places! :smile:



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Question 1
1.

Calculate the force of gravity on a 1 kg mass at Earth’s surface. The mass of the Earth is 6 x 10^24 kg, and its radius is 6.4 x 10^6 m.

Question 2
2.

Calculate the force of gravity between Earth (mass = 6x10^24 kg) and the moon (mass = 7.4x10^22 kg). The average Earth-moon distance is 3.8x10^8 m.

Question 3
3.

What gravitational attraction does the moon have for a 70 kg person on earth? Use this info for the following question: mass of moon=7.4x10^22 kg, and distance between earth and moon is 3.8x10^8 m.

Question 4
4.

What gravitational attraction does the earth have for a 70 kg person on earth? Use this info for the following question: mass of earth=5.97x10^24 kg, and radius of the earth is 6.38x10^6 m

Question 5
5.

How does the Fg between the person and the Earth compare to the Fg between the person and the moon?

Question 6
6.
Mass and Fg have a _______ relationship
Question 7
7.
Distance and Fg have a _______ relationship
Question 8
8.

If you increase the radius from 2m to 6m, what happens to the Fg?

Question 9
9.

If you increase mass 1 from 2kg to 6kg, what happens to the Fg?

Question 10
10.

If you decrease mass 1 from 10kg to 5kg, what happens to the Fg?

Question 11
11.

If you decrease distance from 10m to 5m, what happens to the Fg?

Question 12
12.

Which has a greater affect on Fg?

Question 13
13.

Which scenario would produce the greatest Fg?