Universal Gravitation

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Physics
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9th - 12th Grade
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Hard
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Shanice Smith
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Nora, Maya, and Charlotte are studying physics. They come across a statement that says "every object in the universe attracts every other object". Which law are they referring to?
Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
Newton's First Law of Motion
Physics
Inertia & gravity
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS2-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Abigail and Aria are studying astronomy and they come across a concept. They learn that the farther away Earth is from Mars, the _______ the gravitational force between them.
more
same
doesn't matter
less
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS2-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
Scarlett and Aria are conducting a physics experiment. They have two objects of equal mass. They decide to double the masses of both objects. What happens to the force of gravitational attraction between them?
Doubles
Quadruples
Cut in Half
4x Smaller
Answer explanation
As a reminder mass is directly proportional to the force.
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
While studying in the park, Scarlett observed something that reminded her of Sir Isaac Newton's discovery of the universal law of gravitation. What did she observe?
An apple falling from a tree
Two apples falling from different trees at the same time
Objects falling radially towards the Earth
Evelyn throwing a ball and it being attracted towards the Earth
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS2-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Jackson, Aria, and Hannah are observing a dropped apple in their physics class. According to the universal law of gravitation, how does the apple fall towards the Earth?
In a radial direction
In a straight line
In a circular motion
In a random pattern
Answer explanation
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS2-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
Samuel and Arjun are studying the solar system. They are curious about the relationship between the gravitational force and the distance between the center of the Earth and the Moon. Ethan explains it to them. How does he describe it?
Gravitational force increases with distance
Gravitational force decreases with distance
Gravitational force remains constant with distance
Gravitational force is unrelated to distance
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NGSS.HS-PS2-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
Liam and Aria are discussing about the gravitational force between Earth and the Moon. Liam says that the mass of both Earth and the Moon affects the force, while Aria thinks otherwise. Does the mass of an object affect the gravitational force between two objects?
Yes, the mass of both objects affects the force
No, the mass of an object has no effect on the force
Yes, only the mass of the first object affects the force
Yes, only the mass of the second object affects the force
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NGSS.HS-PS2-1
NGSS.HS-PS2-4
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