gravity

Gravity

A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.

The law of universal gravitation states ALL objects in the universe ___ each other through _____

Attract Gravitational force

weight is expressed in the SI unit of force, the

Newton

gravity is a result of mass. Therefore, _____ matter is affected by gravity

all

an object is orbiting when it is moving ___ another object in space

around

if the mass of one or both objects, _____, the gravitational force pulling them together increases

increases

the gravity between objects ____ as the masses of the objects _____

increases

gravitational force is _____ when the distance between two objects is small

large

also affects the motion of _______ objects

larger

as the distance between two objects gets ____, the force of gravity gets much ____

larger smaller

all matter has ___ .

mass

weight is related to _____ but they are not the same.

mass

the law depends on two things

mass and distance

Newton concluded that the same unbalanced force that affects the ____ of small objects

motion

the two movements that come together to form an orbit are similar to the horizontal and vertical movements in _____ motion

projectile

the gravitational force of the earth pulls all things toward the _____ of the earth

center

The value of an objects weight can ____ with the location of the object in the universe

change

if the distance between objects increases, the gravitational force pulling them together _______ rapidly

decreases

the force of gravity depends on the ____ between two objects

distance

gravity is often balanced by _____ forces due to tension or _____

elastic compression

you must apply _____ to overcome Earth's gravitational force every time you lift objects

forces

weight is a measure of the ______ ______ of an object

gravitational force

gravity also acts on ___ objects

static or not moving

Mass

the gravitational force between objects depends on the product if the masses of the object

Newton called this ______ force gravity // the same unbalanced force that affects the motion of small objects, such as an apple, also affects the motion of larger objects, such as the moon

unbalanced