GS4: Gravitational Force
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Vocabulary flashcards covering gravitational force, mass, gravity, factors affecting gravity, and related concepts.
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Factors affecting gravitational force
Mass and distance
How gravitational force increases
More mass or closer together
How gravitational force decreases
Less mass or farther apart
How gravitational force is related to Earth's formation
This force pulled rocks together to create Earth; as the mass of the new planet increased, so did this force, and thus it pulled in more objects and kept on growing until Earth's present size
Gravitational Force
An attractive force that acts between any two objects with mass, measured in N
Mass
The amount of matter in an object, measured in kg; NOT THE SAME as weight
Gravitational Field
The area around one object where it can exert a force on another object due to its mass
Weight
Another name for gravitational force; NOT THE SAME as mass