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Match the terms below with the appropriate description or definition.

Premises:
States that the force of gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between two masses
A measure of an object's amount of motion
The resistance of matter to changes in motion
States that observers cannot detect their uniform motion through space through internal tests
Occurs without force
The velocity required to break free of an astronomical body
The amount of matter in a body
Follows an elliptical path
States that a gravitational field is a curvature of space-time caused by the presence of mass
A measure of an object's mass along with its speed of rotation
Responses:
Escape velocity
General theory of relativity
Inertia
Momentum
Closed orbit
Angular momentum
Inverse square law
Natural motion
Mass
Special theory of relativity

Correct Answer:

States that the force of gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between two masses
A measure of an object's amount of motion
The resistance of matter to changes in motion
States that observers cannot detect their uniform motion through space through internal tests
Occurs without force
The velocity required to break free of an astronomical body
The amount of matter in a body
Follows an elliptical path
States that a gravitational field is a curvature of space-time caused by the presence of mass
A measure of an object's mass along with its speed of rotation
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