The Cavendish Experiment Has Been Described in Elementary Textbooks as "Weighing

question 60

Multiple Choice

The Cavendish experiment has been described in elementary textbooks as "weighing the Earth." In fact,it was designed to measure the

• A)acceleration due to gravity.
• B)mass of Earth.
• C)period of an Earth satellite.
• D)gravitational constant G.
• E)variation of g with height.

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