Gravitational Force

Which will cause a moving object to change direction?

• Force
• Gravity
• Inertia
• Speed

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A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.

• Force
• Gravity
• Gravitational Pull
• Weight

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If a feather and a hammer are dropped at the same time on the moon, where there is no atmosphere, which one will hit the ground first?

• Neither, there is no gravity on the moon.

• hammer because it has more mass

• feather because it has less mass

• both will hit at the same time, there is no wind resistance

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A student drops a bowling ball and an apple from a third-story window. Both objects hit the ground at the same time. From the experiment, the student should conclude that

• the apple weighs more than the bowling ball

• more air friction is acting on the apple than on the bowling ball

• gravity pulls on both objects, causing them to fall at the same time.

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The gravitational force exerted by an object depends on its

• volume

• mass

• weight

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________is what makes up all things in the universe.

• Weight

• Mass

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Gravitational force always ____________.

• pulls

• pushes

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What is gravitational force?

• It makes objects at rest start moving.
• It makes objects that are moving stop.
• The force of attraction between two objects.
• It pulls you into space.

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Which objects have a STRONG force of gravity?

• Objects with GREATER mass, like elephants
• Objects with LESS mass, like mice

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Where is an object's center of gravity?

• Any part of an object.
• The center of its mass.
• The part that weighs the most.
• The part closest to Earth.

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