Gravity and Gravitational Fields (VCE SSCE Physics): Quizzes
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What is the average gravitational field strength at Earth's surface?
What is the average gravitational field strength at Earth's surface?
9.81 Nkg⁻¹
What do closer field lines indicate in a gravitational field diagram?
What do closer field lines indicate in a gravitational field diagram?
A stronger field
What type of gravitational source is mass?
What type of gravitational source is mass?
A monopole (sink)
What is the value of the universal gravitational constant ?
What is the value of the universal gravitational constant ?
Nm²kg⁻²
Without air resistance, how do objects of different masses fall?
Without air resistance, how do objects of different masses fall?
All at the same rate
What type of fields are gravitational, electric, and magnetic fields?
What type of fields are gravitational, electric, and magnetic fields?
Vector fields
What force do we feel instead of gravity directly?
What force do we feel instead of gravity directly?
Normal force
What is the gravitational field strength on the Moon's surface?
What is the gravitational field strength on the Moon's surface?
1.61 Nkg⁻¹
In Newton's law , what does represent?
In Newton's law , what does represent?
Distance between centres of mass
Which people understood the Moon's influence on tides for thousands of years?
Which people understood the Moon's influence on tides for thousands of years?
Yolngu people