Gravity

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What is gravity?

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A force that pulls objects toward each other.

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What is mass?

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A measure of how much matter is in something.

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What is weight?

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The force of gravity acting on an object.

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Does your mass change depending on where you are?

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No, mass does not change with location.

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Does your weight change depending on where you are?

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Yes, weight can change depending on the strength of gravity.

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What is the relationship between mass and weight?

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Weight is the force of gravity on an object's mass.

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What is matter?

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Anything that has mass and takes up space.

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Can two objects have the same mass but different weights?

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Yes, if they are in different gravitational fields.

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What happens to gravity as you move farther from the Earth?

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Gravity decreases as you move farther away from the Earth.

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What is an example of an object with a large mass?

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A car or a planet.