Gravity
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gravity
a force of attraction between objects due to their mass.
weight
a gravitational force that depends on mass
mass
amount of matter that makes up an object
gravitational force
force of gravity that depends on distance and mass
2 motions of orbit
forward motion & downward pull of gravity
free fall
gravity is pulling down on an object and no other forces are acting on the object
gravitational attraction
increases with more mass and objects closer together
orbit
when an object travels around another object in space
