6.1.2 Gravity & Inertia

The attraction of one particle or body to another

• mass

• force

• friction

• gravity

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Larger masses have a

• weaker gravitational force

• stronger gravitational force

• equal gravitational force

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Holds the Earth and other planets in orbit around the Sun.

• The Sun's gravitational force

• The moon's gravitational force

• The Earth's gravitational force

• The lack of gravitational force

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Because of inertia, a moving object will keep ________.

• at rest
• moving
• in one spot
• inertia 

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Because of inertia, a resting object will remain at ________.

• rest
• a constant speed
• school
• inertia 

the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion

• acceleration
• inertia
• mass
• frame of reference

Objects with greater _________ also have greater inertia.

• speed
• mass
• temperature
• friction

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The amount of matter in an object is called ______________.

• displacement

• mass

• friction

• friction

What two forces affect gravity?

• mass and inertia

• mass and distance

• mass and force

• mass and weight

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What forces cause a planet to orbit?

• gravity and orbit
• gravity and inertia
• gravity and mass
• gravity and weight

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