5.PS2.3-4 Gravity, Mass and Distance

What does the force of gravity do to objects?

• Makes the float

• Makes them jump

• pulls them together

• pushes them apart

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How does gravity on Earth compare to gravity on the moon?

• same

• more gravity on the moon

• more gravity on the Earth

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Which of the following is NOT a true statement?

• The Sun's gravity keeps the Earth spinning around it

• The moon's gravity pulls on the Earth's ocean

• Earth's gravity keeps the moon close to it

• Earth's gravity keeps all the planets spinning around the sun

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Imagine you throw a baseball on Earth. Then, you travel to a planet with LESS gravity than Earth & throw the same baseball there. Which of the following would be true?

• The baseball would go farther on Earth

• The baseball would go farther on the other planet

• The baseball would go the same distance on both

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Sam is standing on one side of the Earth while Tom is standing on the opposite side of the Earth.

Why do Sam and tom describe the direction of gravity as "down?"

• The direction that the Earth is pulled toward the sun

• The direction toward the South Pole

• The direction the Earth is rotating

• The direction toward the center of the Earth

Mr. Turner throws a paper airplane. How will gravity make the airplane move?

• in a straight line

• back towards Mr. Turner

• up towards the sky

• down towards the ground

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All objects gave an invisible pulling force between them called ________ or gravitational force.

• speed

• force

• mass

• weight

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The strength of the gravitational force is based on the amount of material in the objects called __________

• weight

• mass

• force

• distance

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What has the most mass?

• Apple

• Basketball

• moon

• Earth

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The object with _______ mass will move more easily

• More

• Mass

• Less

• Alot

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