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Which statements describe the relationship of Earth and its moon? Check all that apply.The moon orbits Earth following a nearly circular path.The gravitational pull of Earth on the moon is parallel to the velocity of the moon.The moon orbits Earth in 1 Earth day.The same face of the moon always points toward Earth.The moon’s orbit is the result of the interaction between the moon’s inertia and the gravitational force from Earth.

A
The moon orbits Earth following a nearly circular path.
B
The gravitational pull of Earth on the moon is parallel to the velocity of the moon.
C
The moon orbits Earth in 1 Earth day.
D
The same face of the moon always points toward Earth.
E
The moon’s orbit is the result of the interaction between the moon’s inertia and the gravitational force from Earth.
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The universal law of gravitation states that the force of attraction between two objects depends on which quantities?

A
the masses of the objects and their densities
B
the distance between the objects and their shapes
C
the densities of the objects and their shapes
D
the masses of the objects and the distance between them
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2.863.244.165.44

A
2.86
B
3.24
C
4.16
D
5.44
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Which changes would result in a decrease in the gravitational force between two objects? Check all that apply.

A
increasing the distance between the objects
B
decreasing the distance between the objects
C
increasing the mass of one of the objects
D
increasing the mass of both objects
E
decreasing the mass of one of the objects
F
decreasing the mass of both objects
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What is the direction of the centripetal force when applied to an object?

A
the direction opposite to the object’s velocity
B
the same direction as the object’s velocity
C
perpendicular to an object’s motion
D
parallel with an object’s motion
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Dewayne reviews Kepler’s laws by making the table shown. Which label belongs in each cell of the table?

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A
W: FirstX: SecondY: Third
B
W: ThirdX: SecondY: First
C
W: ThirdX: FirstY: Second
D
W: SecondX: ThirdY: First
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Phobos orbits Mars in 27,553 s at a distance of 9.378 × 106 m. What is the mass of Mars?

A
2.58 × 1011 kg
B
2.05 × 1023 kg
C
6.43 × 1023 kg
D
1.09 × 1030 kg

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