Use the gravitational force equation to fill in the following table (G-6.673 x 10-11 N•m²/kg2).
Mass of
Distance of
Object 1
(kg)
Mass of
Object 2
(kg)
Separation
(m)
60.0
60.0
1.0
60.0
60.0
60.0
60.0
60.0
5.98x1024
11.96x1024
5.98x1024
5.98x1024
1.2x1022
1.901x1027
"The distance of separation means the distance between the centers of the two masses (NOT the
distance between the two objects' edges.)
6.37x106
6.37x106
3.18x106
6.47x106
1.15x106
6.98x107
60.0
Fgrav
(N)
Answers
Significance of Numbers
Two typical students in
physics class
A typical student on the
surface of the Earth
A
typical student on an Earth
with twice the mass
A typical student on an Earth
with half the radius
A typical student in orbit 60
miles above the Earth
A typical student on the
surface of the Pluto
A typical student on the
"surface" of the Jupiter