Gravity - Egg Drop

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What is gravity?

Back

Gravity is a force that attracts two objects towards each other.

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What is mass?

Back

Mass is the amount of matter in an object, which does not change regardless of location.

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How does gravity affect weight?

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Weight is the measure of how much gravity is pulling on an object.

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Where would you weigh more, on Earth or on the Moon?

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You would weigh more on Earth because it has more gravity.

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What happens to your weight on Jupiter compared to Earth?

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You would weigh more on Jupiter because it has more mass and therefore more gravity.

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What is the relationship between mass and gravity?

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The more mass an object has, the stronger its gravitational pull.

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What is an example of gravity in action?

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An example of gravity is that the Earth orbits the Sun.

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True or False: Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.

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True.

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What is the difference between mass and weight?

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Mass is the amount of matter in an object, while weight is the force of gravity acting on that mass.

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What would happen to your weight if you traveled to a planet with less gravity?

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Your weight would decrease on a planet with less gravity.