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