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