Gravity

An elephant and a mouse are falling through airless space. Who will hit the ground first?

• The elephant

• The mouse

• Both would hit at the same time

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What two things determine the gravity of an object?

• mass & weight

• mass & distance

• density & mass

• volume & distance

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The gravitational force between two objects is greatest when

• Mass and distance are great

• Mass and distance are small

• Mass is small and distance is great

• Mass is great and distance is small.

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Any object with mass also has gravity.

• True

• Sometimes

• False

• Never

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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

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What keep planets in orbit around the sun?

• Only gravity

• gravity and friction

• gravity and density

• gravity and velocity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Gravity is a

• Down force

• Force of attraction

• Contact force

• Spiral force

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

As mass increases, what happens to gravitational force?

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same
• i don't know

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As distance between two objects increase the force of gravity

• Increases

• Decreases

• Stays the same