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Match the Terms Below with the Appropriate Description or Definition

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Match the terms below with the appropriate description or definition.

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

Correct Answer:

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