Gravity Flashcards

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1
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Founder

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Issac Newton

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2
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Sceptical

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Rise

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3
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definition

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mass attracting mass

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4
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doesn’t work

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beach ball under water

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5
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why things fall

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heavier than air

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6
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what is it

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force

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7
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meaning of word

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gravitas weight

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8
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formula

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gravitational constant m1 m2/ r2

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9
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2nd law of motion

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f= ma

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10
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Waves caused by

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moon earth

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11
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Is a

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natural phenomenon

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12
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1 of four what

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fundamental interactions of physics

Weakest one

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13
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most accurately described by the

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general theory of relativity

einstein

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14
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began with the work of

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Galileo Galilei

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15
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Theory of relativity describes it as

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consequence of the curvature of spacetime

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16
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Things that rise

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gas, smoke, vapour