Gravity

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What is gravity?

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Gravity is a force that attracts two bodies towards each other, depending on their masses and the distance between them.

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What does gravity do to objects on Earth?

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Gravity pulls objects towards the center of the Earth, giving them weight.

Front

Which has a stronger gravitational pull, the Earth or the Moon?

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The Earth has a stronger gravitational pull than the Moon because it has more mass.

Front

What keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?

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Gravity holds all of the planets in orbit around the sun.

Front

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

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True

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What is the relationship between mass and gravity?

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The greater the mass of an object, the stronger its gravitational pull.

Front

What happens to gravity as the distance between two objects increases?

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As the distance between two objects increases, the gravitational attraction between them decreases.

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What is an example of a gravitational interaction?

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An example is the Earth orbiting the sun.

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What is the force that opposes gravity?

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The force that opposes gravity is called lift, which is experienced by objects like airplanes.

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What is weight?

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Weight is the measure of the force of gravity acting on an object.