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    1) Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation states that all objects in the universe exert an attractive gravitational force on each other, and that the force is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. 2) The greater the mass of either object, the greater the attractive gravitational force between them. Similarly, the closer the objects are to each other, the greater the attractive force, and the farther apart they are, the smaller the force. 3) While the Earth exerts the same gravitational force on falling objects as the objects exert on the Earth, the Earth does not seem to accelerate because its immense mass means even a sizable force only produces an imperceptibly

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    1) Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation states that all objects in the universe exert an attractive gravitational force on each other, and that the force is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. 2) The greater the mass of either object, the greater the attractive gravitational force between them. Similarly, the closer the objects are to each other, the greater the attractive force, and the farther apart they are, the smaller the force. 3) While the Earth exerts the same gravitational force on falling objects as the objects exert on the Earth, the Earth does not seem to accelerate because its immense mass means even a sizable force only produces an imperceptibly

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    1) Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation states that all objects in the universe exert an attractive gravitational force on each other, and that the force is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. 2) The greater the mass of either object, the greater the attractive gravitational force between them. Similarly, the closer the objects are to each other, the greater the attractive force, and the farther apart they are, the smaller the force. 3) While the Earth exerts the same gravitational force on falling objects as the objects exert on the Earth, the Earth does not seem to accelerate because its immense mass means even a sizable force only produces an imperceptibly

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    Newton’s Law of

    Universal
    Gravitation
    PS-5.10
    Explain how the gravitational force between two
    objects is affected by the mass of each object and
    the distance between them.
    Newton’s Law of Universal
    Gravitation
    • Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation
    states that there is a force of attraction
    between all objects in the universe.
    • The Law of Universal Gravitation applies to
    all objects.
    How is mass related to
    attractive force?
    • The greater the mass of either object the
    greater the attractive force between them.

    Larger Force of Attraction

    Smaller Force of Attraction


    Newton’s Law of Universal
    Gravitation
    • When considering the force of attraction
    between any two objects:
    – The force is greater when the mass of either of
    the two objects is greater.
    • Earth, with its huge mass has a relatively large
    attractive force with all of the objects near its
    surface.
    • The moon has less mass than Earth, so the moon has
    less attraction for objects on its surface than Earth
    does.
    How is the distance objects are
    apart related to their attractive
    force?
    • The farther objects are apart, the smaller the
    force of attraction is between them.

    Larger
    Force of
    Attraction

    Smaller Force of Attraction


    Newton’s Law of Universal
    Gravitation
    • When considering the force of attraction between
    any two objects:
    – The closer the two objects are, the greater the
    force
    – When an object such as a space vehicle moves
    away from Earth, the gravitational attraction
    between Earth and the vehicle becomes less and
    less.
    – The reason we do not notice the attraction
    between ordinary sized objects when we are on
    earth is that the force that the earth exerts on
    objects is so great; the force of attraction
    between other objects is very small.
    Does the Earth
    accelerate?
    • That if the force acting on a falling
    object is the same as the force
    acting on the earth, the object
    accelerates toward the earth while
    Earth doesn’t seem to accelerate at
    all. This is because the mass of the
    earth is so huge, a small force
    causes only a very tiny acceleration,
    one that is undetectable by humans.

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