Gravity quick check

Gravity pulls any object on or near Earth toward the planet's center. 

• True
• False

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

• mass and distance 
• mass and matter
• distance and weight 
• weight and mass

Any object with mass has a gravitational pull.

• True
• False
• It depends
• Only large objects

If mass of an object increases, _____ also increases.

• nothing
• gravity
• force
• distance

All objects in the universe have a gravitational attraction to each other. 

• True
• False

The force that keeps the planets in their orbits around the sun is called...

• Gravity
• Friction
• String
• Force

Why do all the planets orbit the sun rather than Earth?

• the sun has more mass than any of the planets
• the sun is a star
• the Earth is heavier
• the sun is in the middle of the milky way

What is the force that pulls the earth towards the sun?

• Gravity
• inertia
• A force
• distance

How does distance affect gravity?

• Gravity decreases as distance increases.
• Distance decreases as gravity decreases
• Distance increases as gravity increases
• None of the above

If a cup gets knocked off the table, it will fall in which direction because gravity pulls it toward the Earth.

• left
• up
• sideways
• down