Gravity Quiz

What is the unit used to measure force?

• Pounds

• Grams

• Newtons

• Kilometres

Name the person who discovered that objects fell at the same rate.

• Galileo

• Kepler

• Brahe

• Copernicus

The force of gravity is also known as

• Mass
• Weight
• Distance
• Acceleration

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As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity 

• Increases
• Decreases
• Stays the same

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The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's ______.

• Mass

• Matter

• Weight

• Terminal Velocity

Which of the following will not change in different gravitational fields?

• Weight

• Force

• Mass

• Pounds

Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.

• False
• True
• It depends
• I don't care

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A person would weigh more on Jupiter than on the Earth because . . .

• Jupiter has more mass, and therefore more gravity
• Jupiter has less mass, and therefore more gravity
• Jupiter has more mass, and therefore less gravity
• Jupiter has less mass and therefore less gravity

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A person weighs _____ on the Earth than they do on the Moon.

• Less

• More

• The same

Gravity on Mars’ surface is much lower than it is here on Earth. This is because the mass of mars is ______ than Earth.

• Less

• More

• The same