Physics 7 Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation Dr.

Vervoort
NLUG & SNot
Name_______________________ Date ________ Grade & Element ____

Questions 1 through 5 convert the numbers to scientific notation.

1. 3,756 m

2. 4,780,000 g

3. 0.0023 N

4. 0.0000095 m/s

5. 3.0 inches

Questions 6 – 10 convert the scientific notation to decimal numbers.

6. 1.34 x 108 m

7. 9.67 x 104 g

8. 5.55 x 10-3 N

9. 6.25 x 1018 Quanta

10. 7.23 x 10-5 inches

Physics 7 Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation Dr. Vervoort
NLUG & SNot
Name_______________________ Date ________ Grade & Element ____

Questions 11 – 13 – Convert the units as requested

11. 3,400,000 g to Mg

12. 0.0004 µN to N

13. 600 mm to km

Questions 14 – 15 solve for the force of gravity using the law of universal gravitation. Answers are
expressed in Newtons.
𝑚1 𝑚2
𝐹=𝐺 , 𝐺 = 6.67 × 10−11 𝑚3 /(𝑘𝑔. 𝑠 2 )
𝑑2

14. A 10 kg ball with a 45 kg person that are 0.02 m apart.

15. The planet earth (mass = 5.98 x 1024 kg) and the moon (mass = 7.36 x 1022 kg) which are
approximately 3.84 x 108 m apart.