Author Question: Which of these things has an inverse-square relationship? a. The radius of a sphere and its volume. ... (Read 168 times)

bclement10 · **on:** Jul 28, 2018

Which of these things has an inverse-square relationship?
a. The radius of a sphere and its volume.
b. The length of a side of its square room and its area.
c. The intensity of sunlight and distance from the sun.
d. The number of squares on a chessboard and the size of each square.
e. The two sides of a right triangle and the third side.

Question 2

Which was one of the basic principles from which Newton derived the law of gravity?
a. That heavenly motions should follow the same rules as motions on earth.
b. That the Sun revolves around the Earth.
c. That the Moon revolves around the Sun.
d. That objects in motion tend to come to rest.
e. That what goes up must come down.