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lesson 3

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What determines gravity?   the strength of the force of gravity between two objects depends on two factors: the masses objects and the distance between them  
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Force   push or pull  
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Gravity   attracts all objects toward each other  
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Law of Universal Gravitation   states that every object in the universe attracts every other object  
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Mass   amount of matter in an object  
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Weight   measure of the force of gravity on an object  
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Force of gravity decreases   as the distance increases  
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What keeps objects in orbit?   newton concluded that inertia and gravity combine to keep earth in orbit around the sun and moon in orbit around earth  
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Inertia   the tendency of and object to resist change in motion more mass = greater inertia  
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Newton's 1st law of motion   says that objects at rest will stay at rest and objects in motion will stay in motion with a constant speed and direction unless acted upon by a force  
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