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