History of Gravity

The more mass an object has, the faster it will fall.

• Aristotle - TRUE; Galileo - TRUE

• Aristotle - FALSE; Galileo - FALSE

• Aristotle - TRUE; Galileo - FALSE

• Aristotle - FALSE; Galileo - TRUE

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What shape is Earth's orbit?

• circle

• ellipse

• square

• spiral

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The law of universal gravitation is credited to whom?

• Einstein

• Galileo

• Cavendish

• Newton

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Who of the following first described the shape of the earth's orbit?

• Aristotle

• Kepler

• Galileo

• Newton

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Two factors effecting the magnitude of force of gravity between 2 objects are...

• weight and mass 
• distance and weight 
• mass and matter 
• mass and distance 

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If a bowling ball and a feather were dropped at the same time, in a room with no air resistance (vacuum), which object will hit the ground first?

• Bowling Ball
• Feather
• Both would hit at the same time
• Neither one would hit the ground because air is what pushing things down.

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Who is credited with discovering the Gravitational constant, even though he got it wrong at first for measuring edge to edge and not center to center?

• Galileo

• Kepler

• Newton

• Cavendish

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The gravitational constant used in the Universal Gravitation Formula is:

• 6.63 x 10^-34

• 6.02 x 10^-23

• 6.67 x 10^-11

• 6.65 x 10^-29

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Who came first?

• Einstein

• Galileo

• Cavendish

• Newton

Who described gravity as a field around masses?

• Einstein

• Galileo

• Cavendish

• Newton

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