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How would moving two objects apart affect the force of gravity between those objects?
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∙ 14y ago
No, gravity only pulls them together in the case of two objects. But, with three, gravity can launch one object away from the orbit of the other two. Therefore we can infer that gravity is dependant on the characteristics of the "reaction" not the individual "reactants".
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∙ 11y ago
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoForce = (constant)*(Mass 1)*(Mass 2)/(distance)^2
This means that as two objects move apart, the force of gravity decreases as the square of the distance decreases.
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How does gravity keep objects in motion?
It doesn't. It will change an objects direction and/or speed but its inertia that keeps it moving.
What is the direction of average acceleration?
The direction of average acceleration is downwards, in the direction of gravity. This is because gravity affects all objects, even objects that are moving in other directions.
How gravity can affect a moving bike?
causes rolling resistance forces
Moving objects tend to stay in a straight line because of?
Gravity! Or being or staying right in front of or behind that thing or moving object.
The friction between objects that are moving is?
Air friction.
How would no air affect the motion of objects moving horizontally?
It depends on the surface on which the object is moving, and also any other forces - such as gravity.
Describe two forces that can affect an objects velocity?
Friction and Gravity are the two forces that affects an object's velocity. Friction is caused by both air and the surface on which an object is moving. Gravity is caused by Earth.
How does gravity keep objects in motion?
It doesn't. It will change an objects direction and/or speed but its inertia that keeps it moving.
How does the distance between two objects affect the strength of the gravitation between them?
In Newtonian gravity (which is good enough for most purposes) the force scales inversely with the square of the distance. So moving them two times as far apart results in the force being four times as weak.
What is the direction of average acceleration?
The direction of average acceleration is downwards, in the direction of gravity. This is because gravity affects all objects, even objects that are moving in other directions.
How gravity can affect a moving bike?
causes rolling resistance forces
Will two moving bus attract each other?
There is a force of gravity in each direction between every two objects that have mass. The forces attract the two objects toward each other. All the time. Doesn't matter what the objects are, or how far apart they are. Doesn't matter whether they're moving or still.
Moving objects tend to stay in a straight line because of?
Gravity! Or being or staying right in front of or behind that thing or moving object.
Is gravity a contact or non-contact force?
Non-contact. Gravity can effect objects separated by hundreds of millions of light years -- which is why our galaxy is moving towards the Sharpley Super-cluster.
The friction between objects that are moving is?
Air friction.
How does gravity affect different types of objects?
Gravity's direct effect on all mass, large and small, moving and static, is to pull on that mass with a force that's proportional to the quantity of mass. In math talk that's W = Mg = mass * gravity = force of gravity. But gravity affects many things indirectly. For example, gravity pulls on Earth's atmosphere and that keeps the air we breathe close to the ground where we live. Gravity also pulls on water cascades that give us the likes of Niagara Falls so that newly weds can have a lovely honeymoon. Gravity also causes us to plunge down Devil's Dip at breakneck speeds on the roller coaster. And gravity helps to keep our food in our stomachs when we take that death defying ride. Bottom line, gravity is everywhere on Earth and it affects everything here on Earth. It's also everywhere else in our global universe. And it's affecting everything else there as well.
How can some objects have energy even when they do not have to be moving?
They can have potential energy from gravity by being at a position above ground level.
