Gravity and Tides

Front

What is the gravitational force exerted on an object?

Back

Weight

Front

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

Back

True

Front

What measurement would be different if you were on the Moon versus on Earth?

Back

Weight

Front

What would happen to Earth without the sun's gravity?

Back

Earth would DRIFT INTO SPACE

Front

What is the tendency of a moving object to continue moving in a straight line or a stationary object to remain in place?

Back

Inertia

Front

What is the force that pulls objects toward each other?

Back

Gravity

Front

What is the term for the mass of an object multiplied by the acceleration due to gravity?

Back

Weight

Front

What is the effect of gravity on tides?

Back

The gravitational pull of the moon and sun causes ocean tides.

Front

What is the difference between mass and weight?

Back

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

Front

What happens to an object's weight as it moves further from the Earth?

Back

Its weight decreases due to the weaker gravitational pull.