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Quick questions on Gravitation: projectiles and universal gravitation - SQA Higher Physics

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State what happens to the horizontal velocity of a projectile during flight when air resistance is ignored. [1 mark]
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A stone is dropped from rest off a bridge and takes 2.0 s2.0\ \text{s} to reach the water. Calculate the height of the bridge. Take g=9.8 m s2g = 9.8\ \text{m s}^{-2}.
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State how the gravitational force between two masses changes if the distance between them is doubled. [1 mark]

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