Gravitational Forces
The force between two masses
GRAVITATIONAL FORCES
A push or pull acting on an object.
FORCE
Given two objects, the object with the _______ mass will be pulled to the object with the _______ mass.
SMALLER, GREATER
Change in an object's position over time.
MOTIONNNN
Why do all the other planets in our solar system revolve around the sun?
The sun has the greatest mass of any object in the solar system. As such, everything else will be attracted toward it.
Sum of all forces acting on an object.
NET FORCESSS
Who discovered gravity
SIR ISSAC NEWTON
Unit of force; 1 N changes 1 kg by 1 m/s².
NEWTON (N)
Many planets in our solar system (Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) have rings. If these rings are made of chunks of debris, why do they form around the planet and not travel toward the Sun?
The rings are much closer to the planets than to the sun. Hence, there will be a greater gravitational pull toward the planets than to the sun.