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ASTRO 1 exam 1 (game questions) | Q&A Latest 2025/2026, 100% PASS According to newtons second law of motion if the net force of an object increases while the mass of the object remains constant, what happens to acceleration ?` - Answer -- Acceleration increases if the earth moved to half its current distance from the sun, how would the force of gravity by the by the sun on the earth change? - Answer -- it would become 4 times stronger What did newtons law of universal gravitation tell us about how gravity works ? - Answer -- the force of gravity on the sun will be stronger on an object with more mass The earths radius is about 6400 km if you were in orbit in the space station 150km above the ground, the force of gravity you would feel from the earth would be ? - Answer -- slightly weaker than when you were standing on earth If you were on the ground there would be a force from gravity pulling you towards earth. Which of the following is true about newtons third law ? - Answer -- you are pushing the earth away from you with the same force What would happen to the earth if the suns gravity suddenly turned off? - Answer -- it would continue to move in a line in the same direction it was moving when the gravity turned off.