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SSPHY1.PPT - Law of Universal Gravitation - Sy1920
SSPHY1.PPT - Law of Universal Gravitation - Sy1920
Force
Acceleration
Mass
Weight
Direct Proportionality Relationship
Inverse Proportionality Relationship
The earth is in
Rotational Motion
Gravitation
Apply the equation for gravitation in
Fg m
The GREATER the mass of an object, the GREATER
is the gravitational force it exerts and vice versa.
How does mass affect gravitational force?
Fg m1m2
How does distance of separation affect
gravitational force?
Fg 1/r
The GREATER the distance between objects, the
LESSER is the gravitational force between them and
vice versa.
How does distance of separation affect
gravitational force?
Fg 1/r2
>Fg m1 r m2
<Fg m1 r m2
>Fg r
m1 m2
<Fg r
m1 m2
Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation
Every object in the universe attracts another
object with a force that is directly proportional
to the product of their masses and inversely
proportional to the square of distance between
the centers of the two objects.
Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation
m1m2
Fg = k
r2
Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation
m1m2
Fg = G
r2