Gravity

How do you know gravity pulls down toward the center of Earth?

Unbalanced forces are ______________.

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How is a football affected by gravity?

• When it is kicked, it stays in the air.

• When it is kicked, it goes up and comes back down.

• When it is thrown, it goes up and comes back down.

• When it is thrown, it stays in the air.

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____________ tried to explain motion of the universe.

• Benjamin Franklin

• Isaac Newton

• Tom Hanks

• Buzz Light Year

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What keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?

• gravity

• friction

• magic

• distance

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Sir Isaac determined that "what goes up ___"

• is a helium balloon

• isn't affected by gravity

• stays up

• must come down

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What example does the picture display?

• Weight

• Gravity

• Mass

• Motion

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What does the formation of a sinkhole show about Earth's gravity?

• Earth's gravity pulls from the center of the Earth.

• Earth's gravity does not affect the surface of the Earth.

• Earth's gravity pushes soil away from the center of the Earth.

• Earth's gravity pulls only from the surface of the Earth.

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What is gravity?

• Gas

• A force

• A mass

• The atmosphere

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What is the force that pulls objects down toward the Earth?

• gravity

• friction

• air resistance

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