Newtons Law of Universal Gravitation

Gravity acts between all objects in the

universe.
Gravity between objects depends on two
things
1) Mass the more mass something has, the
greater the force of gravity.
2) Distance as distance increases, the force of
gravity decreases.
 Gravity and Acceleration
1) Initially a falling object has a velocity of 0.0m/s
2) The object will speed up to 9.8m/s every second
3) 9.8m/s = acceleration of gravity

4) Symbol = ag
 So, according to Newtons law of
gravitational force, all objects in
the universe exert an attractive
force on each other.
If this is true, why dont we float off toward
the Sun, which has a much greater mass than
Earth?
 1. Which of the following best
describes an objects velocity during
freefall under ideal conditions?
a. An object travels at a constant velocity
throughout the fall
b. An objects velocity increases as it falls
c. An objects velocity decreases as it falls
d. An object during freefall does not have a
measurable velocity
 2. Maddie drops a baseball from a window
on the tenth floor of her apartment building.
Under ideal conditions, what would be the
baseballs velocity after two seconds?

a) 2.0 m/sec c. 19.6 m/sec

b) 9.8 m/sec d. 96.0 m/sec
3. The mass of two objects is an important
factor in determining the force of gravity
between them. What is the second factor?

a) their volume c. their diameter

b) their density d. the distance between them
4. What is the best explanation for
why the moon orbits Earth rather
than Earth orbiting the moon?
a. Earth has less mass than the moon
b.Earth rotates faster than the moon rotates
c. The moon has no gravitational pull on anything
d.Earth has more mass than the moon
5.Suppose you roll a basketball and
a baseball toward each other. How
does this affect the force of gravity
they exert on one another?
a. It increases c. It stays the same
b. It decreases d. It disappears
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