Earth's Force/Gravity Review 2017

Gravity is a ________ force.

• pushing
• pulling

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What is the biggest challenge a rocket must overcome just to leave the ground?

• Earth's air pressure
• Earth's friction
• Earth's gravity
• Earth's magnetism

The amount of matter in an object is called its...

• gravity
• mass
• force
• weight

Choose the list of planets from LEAST amount of gravity to GREATEST.

• Jupiter, Earth, Mercury
• Earth, Jupiter, Mercury
• Mercury, Earth, Jupiter
• All planets have the same amount of gravity.

Which force allows a basketball to fall into a basketball hoop?

• momentum
• friction
• gravity
• motion

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A push or pull that is applied to an object is called...

• force
• gravity
• mass
• weight

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"Down" is actually towards the...

• South Pole
• center of the Earth

What keeps us from floating through the air?

• gravity
• magnetic field
• Earth's atmosphere
• Earth's rotation

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A force that exists between any two objects that have mass is called...

• force
• weight
• gravity
• mass

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"Up" and "down" depend on where you are on Earth.

• true
• false