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Match the terms below with the appropriate description or definition.
Premises:
Occurs without force
States that observers cannot detect their uniform motion through space through internal tests
States that a gravitational field is a curvature of space-time caused by the presence of mass
A measure of an object's mass along with its speed of rotation
The amount of matter in a body
A measure of an object's amount of motion
Follows an elliptical path
States that the force of gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between two masses
The resistance of matter to changes in motion
The velocity required to break free of an astronomical body
Responses:
Closed orbit
Natural motion
Special theory of relativity
Mass
Angular momentum
Momentum
Escape velocity
General theory of relativity
Inertia
Inverse square law
Correct Answer:
Premises:
Responses:
Occurs without force
States that observers cannot detect their uniform motion through space through internal tests
States that a gravitational field is a curvature of space-time caused by the presence of mass
A measure of an object's mass along with its speed of rotation
The amount of matter in a body
A measure of an object's amount of motion
Follows an elliptical path
States that the force of gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between two masses
The resistance of matter to changes in motion
The velocity required to break free of an astronomical body
Premises:
Occurs without force
States that observers cannot detect their uniform motion through space through internal tests
States that a gravitational field is a curvature of space-time caused by the presence of mass
A measure of an object's mass along with its speed of rotation
The amount of matter in a body
A measure of an object's amount of motion
Follows an elliptical path
States that the force of gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between two masses
The resistance of matter to changes in motion
The velocity required to break free of an astronomical body
Responses:
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