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Universal Law of Gravitation Answers

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A probe orbiting Venus exerts a gravitational force of 2.58 × 103 N on Venus. Venus has a mass of 4.87 × 1024 kg. The mass of the probe is 655 kilograms. The gravitational constant is 6.67 × 10-11 N*m2/kg2.To three significant digits, the probe is × 106 m from the center of Venus.

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The acceleration due to gravity on Jupiter is 23.1 m/s2, which is about twice the acceleration due to gravity on Neptune.

A
An object weighs about one-fourth as much on Jupiter as on Neptune.
B
An object weighs about one-half as much on Jupiter as on Neptune.
C
An object weighs about two times as much on Jupiter as on Neptune.
D
An object weighs about four times as much on Jupiter as on Neptune.
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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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