Practicing Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation Worksheet
This an example of an indirectly proportional relationship?
The Moon has a greater mass.
333,000
The Sun is ________ times more massive than the Earth.
gravity, 28
The Sun's _______ is ____ times greater than Earth
we are so close to it.
The Sun's gravity effects us so much more because __________
The effect of Planet B's gravity would be less on Planet A. This happens because as distance increases, the effect of gravity decreases: indirectly proportional relationship.
What would happen to the effect of Planet B's gravitational force on Planet A if R(Distance) is increased? What type of relationship is this?
Planet B,(the larger circle) because it has a greater mass which means it exerts a greater gravitational force.
Which planet has the greater gravitational force Planet A(smaller circle) or Planet B? Why?
The Moon's gravity would not be able to pull as hard on the ocean and the ocean would bulge less.
Why would the Moon's gravity decrease, if hit by an asteroid?
1, Earth's
You can fit almost_______ million _______ in the Sun
The Moon's gravity would decrease by half
what would happen to Earth's tides, if the moon were to be hit by a large asteroid and lost half of its mass?
low tides occur where the Earth is not directly aligned with the moon's gravity is not pulled up as strongly and results in low levels of ocean tides.
How are low tides caused?
on the side of the Earth that faces the Moon, the moon's gravity pulls up on the ocean and causes them to bulge outward toward the moon.
How does the Moon cause high tides on Earth?
The relationship is directly proportional;
Based on the information about the Sun's gravitational force as illustrated on the notes, what kind of relationship does its mass have in relation to its gravitational force? The relationship is _________ _______
The sun's distance is too great to overcome Earth's smaller gravitational force.
If the Sun's gravity is so much greater than Earth's gravity, why are we not pulled off of Earth into the Sun?
the greater the gravitational force.
The greater object's mass, the ___________________
electricity , machinery
The rising and falling water can be used to produce __________ and power ____________.
