Gravity and Newton's First Law of Motion

What force pulls us down towards Earth?

• Friction

• Gravity

• Free Fall

• Mass

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__________________ is determined by gravity and distance

• Weight

• Inertia

• Gravity

• Projectile Motion

The greater the ______________ between two objects means less gravity.

• distance

• free fall

• inertia

• gravity

Increased __________ equals more gravitational force

• mass

• distance

• gravity

• free fall

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______________ is when gravity causes an object to accelerate to 9.8 m/s2

• free fall

• mass

• weight

• projectile motion

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An object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion, unless it is acted on by another unbalanced force.

• Newton's First Law

• Newton's Second Law

• Newton's Third Law

______________ is the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion

• inertia

• gravity

• free fall

• projectile motion

_______________ is why when you throw a football at a target you have to aim a little higher

• Projectile Motion

• Free fall

• mass

______________ is the sun's gravity pulling Earth in, while Earth's inertia keeps it moving in it's revolution around the sun.

• Orbital motion

• inertia

• mass

• free fall

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_____________ is the force that two surfaces exert on each other when they rub against each other

• friction

• weight

• push

• pull