Gravity - Warm up

Front

The law of universal gravitation is credited to whom?

Back

Newton

Front

Two factors effecting the magnitude of force of gravity between 2 objects are...

Back

mass and distance

Front

Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.

Back

True

Front

Look at the picture.  Is the force of gravity on the boy a push or a pull? 

Back

Pull

Front

An object with mass has gravity.

Back

True

Front

As distance between objects increases the pull of gravity...

Back

decreases

Front

The amount of matter in an object.

Back

mass

Front

Which of the following never changes no matter where you are in the universe? Pounds, weight, Force, Mass

Back

Mass

Front

A person would weigh less on the moon than on the Earth because...

Back

the moon has less mass, and therefore less gravity

Front

The relationship between the mass of objects and its weight on Earth is constant.

Back

True