Lesson 4: Gravitational Forces

A force where one object applies a force to another object without touching it.

• Noncontact force

• Magnetism

• Gravity

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• All of the above

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The attractive force that exists between all objects that have mass.

• Magnetism

• Friction

• Gravity

• Net force

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A region of space that surrounds the Earth allowing for gravity to work even when objects are not touching the surface of Earth.

• Magnetism

• Field

• Force pairs

• wizardry

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The amount of matter in an object.

• Weight

• Gravity

• Volume

• Mass

What type of proportional relationship exists between mass and gravity?

• Direct

• Inverse

• Converse

• Dialect

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As the distance between two objects increases, the attraction between them __________________.

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

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What type of proportional relationship exists between distance and gravity?

• Direct

• Inverse

• Converse

• Inverted

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Which of the following would most likely occur if the gravitational pull between the Sun and Earth suddenly stopped?

• Earth would explode

• The Sun would become cool

• The Earth would stop spinning

• The Earth would continue traveling in a straight line through space

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Your weight is determined by which two variables?

• friction and mass

• mass and gravity

• gravity and friction

• gravity and Newtons

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Why you would weigh less on the Moon than you do on Earth.

• You have more mass on the Earth than you do on the Moon

• There is less gravity on the Moon than there is on Earth.

• You have more mass on the Moon than you do on Earth.

• There is more gravity on the Moon than there is on Earth.

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