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faduma

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What else became calculable when Henry Cavendish calculated the value of G (the gravitational force between two objects on Earth)?
 a. The distance between the Earth and the Moon.
  b. The weight of the Earth.
  c. The mass of the Earth.
  d. The fact that the earth is spherically symmetric.
  e. The diameter of Earth.

Question 2

Why couldn't Newton determine the value of the gravitational constant?
 a. The constant was too large to measure with existing instruments.
  b. The constant was too small to measure with existing instruments.
  c. If the gravitational constant were known, the mass of Earth could be calculated.
  d. Although Newton believed there was a constant, no one has ever discovered one.
  e. Although the right equipment and techniques for this measurement existed, Newton did not have access to them.



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amandanbreshears

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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

b



faduma

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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again




 

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