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Gravity

6th Grade Science Ms. B

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Who developed the Law of Universal Gravitation? Sir Isaac Newton
What is the Law of Universal Gravitation? States that every object in the universe attracts every other object
This is an attractive force that affects anything with mass? Gravity
Gravity attracts objects _______________ the source toward
A push or pull Force
The Strength of the Force of Gravity Depends on two things? The MASS of the object(s) AND the DISTANCE between the objects
The amount of matter in an object MASS
This always stays the same in space MASS
The strength of the force of gravity acting on an object. WEIGHT
This changes in space WEIGHT
The path that an object takes around another object in space ORBIT
What type of Orbit does the EARTH have? slight elipse or oval orbit
The orbit of the planet is the result of .... ? The GRAVITY of the OBJECT and the initial INERTIA
True or False? There is NO FRICTION in Space? TRUE
The tendency for an object to resist a change in motion INERTIA
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