9.1 - Gravitation
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Practice Questions
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What will happen to the stone if the thread is released?
💡 Hint: Think about how centripetal force works when it is no longer acting.
What is a tangent in relation to a circle?
💡 Hint: Remember what we discussed about tangents during our session.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What happens to an object when the centripetal force is removed?
💡 Hint: Remember how centripetal force functions.
True or False: The same gravitational force that pulls an apple to the ground keeps the moon in orbit.
💡 Hint: Link the apple's fall with the moon's orbit.
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Challenge Problems
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If two planets with masses of 6 x 10^24 kg and 3 x 10^24 kg are separated by a distance of 1.5 x 10^11 m, what is the gravitational force between them?
💡 Hint: Remember to square the distance in the denominator.
How would the gravitational attraction between two objects change if the distance between them is halved?
💡 Hint: Consider how changing distance changes attraction intensity.
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