Gravitational Force AP

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8 questions
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The mass of two balls is 0.80 kg each and they are separated by a distance of
0.25 meters. Calculate the gravitational force between the two balls. Write your answer in scientific notation. Round to two significant figures.

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Calculate the gravitational force between the Earth and the moon. The mass of
the Earth 5.9742 × 1024 kg and the mass of the moon is 7.36 × 1022 kg. The radius of the orbit is 382171 km. Write your answer in scientific notation. Round to two significant figures

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Mars has a mass of 6.4 x 1023 kg and its moon Phobos has a mass of 9.6 x 1015 kg. The magnitude of the gravitational force between the two bodies is 4.6 x 1015 N. Calculate the radius of the orbit between Mars and Phobos. Write your answer in scientific notation. Round to two significant figures.

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What is the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of Mars? The mass of Mars is 6.418 × 1023 kg and its radius is 3.38 × 106 m. Round your answer to 3 significant figures

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What is the acceleration due to gravity as an altitude of 2.0 × 106 m above the earth's surface? Round your answer to 3 significant figures

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A satellite is placed in orbit 6.00 × 105 m above the surface of Jupiter. Jupiter has a mass of 1.90 × 1027 kg and a radius of 7.14 × 107 m. Find the orbital speed of the satellite.

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The moon orbits the earth at a distance of 3.85 × 108 m. Assume that this distance is between the centers of the earth and the moon and that the mass of the earth is 5.98 × 1024 kg. Find the period for the moon's motion around the earth. Express the answer in days

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A satellite is in a circular orbit around an unknown planet. The satellite has a speed of 1.70 × 104 m/s, and the radius of the orbit is 5.25 × 106 m. A second satellite also has a circular orbit around this same planet. The orbit of this second satellite has a radius of 8.60 × 106 m. What is the speed of the second satellite?