Gravitational Forces in Celestial Motion Quiz

Test your knowledge on celestial mechanics! Explore gravitational forces, Newton's laws, orbits, and more in this insightful quiz.

#1

Which scientist is credited with the formulation of the law of universal gravitation?

Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Galileo Galilei
Johannes Kepler
#2

What is the approximate acceleration due to gravity on the surface of Earth?

9.81 m/s^2
7.83 m/s^2
11.2 m/s^2
6.67 m/s^2
#3

In which year did Sir Isaac Newton publish his book 'Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica,' which introduced his laws of motion and universal gravitation?

1687
1752
1605
1723
#4

Which of the following factors affects the strength of gravitational force between two objects?

Mass of both objects and distance between them
Speed of the objects
Temperature of the objects
Color of the objects
#5

What is the approximate value of the gravitational constant 'G'?

6.674 × 10^-11 Nm^2/kg^2
9.8 m/s^2
3.00 × 10^8 m/s
1.602 × 10^-19 C
#6

What is the formula to calculate gravitational force between two objects?

F = ma
F = G * (m1 * m2) / r^2
F = m * v
F = k * x
#7

Which of the following statements about gravitational force is true?

Gravitational force is always repulsive.
Gravitational force between two objects increases with increasing distance between them.
Gravitational force is inversely proportional to the product of the masses of the objects.
Gravitational force acts only on objects with mass.
#8

What happens to the gravitational force between two objects when the distance between them is doubled?

It is halved.
It is quadrupled.
It is doubled.
It remains the same.
#9

Which law describes the relationship between the orbital period and the semi-major axis of a celestial body's orbit?

Newton's law of universal gravitation
Kepler's first law
Kepler's second law
Kepler's third law
#10

What is the name of the phenomenon where a celestial body's orbit is modified by the gravitational pull of another body?

Gravitational disruption
Orbital perturbation
Celestial perturbation
Gravitational distortion
#11

In celestial mechanics, what is the term for a point at which the gravitational forces of two bodies balance each other?

Perihelion
Aphelion
Barycenter
Nadir
#12

What is the effect of increasing the mass of one object while keeping the distance between two objects constant on the gravitational force between them?

Gravitational force increases.
Gravitational force decreases.
Gravitational force remains the same.
It depends on the shape of the objects.
#13

Which of the following celestial bodies has the highest escape velocity?

Earth
Mars
Moon
Neutron star
#14

Which of the following planets has the highest gravitational acceleration?

Jupiter
Saturn
Venus
Mars
#15

Which of the following celestial bodies exerts the strongest gravitational force on Earth?

The Moon
The Sun
Mars
Venus

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