Gravity Quiz

What is the force that pulls everything toward the ground?

• Electricity

• Gravity

• Friction

• Magnetism

Who was the first person to seriously study gravity over 300 years ago?

• Galileo Galilei

• Nikola Tesla

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

What did Sir Isaac Newton realize when an apple fell from a tree and conked him on the head?

• The apple was cursed

• The apple was magical

• The apple fell due to gravity

• The tree was haunted

What is the invisible force that holds our massive world together?

• Magnetism

• Electricity

• Friction

• Gravity

What did the astronaut Dave Scott demonstrate on the Moon in 1971?

• Objects fall slower on the Moon

• Objects fall at the same rate on the Moon

• Objects fall faster on the Moon

• Objects don't fall on the Moon

What causes an object to fall more slowly on Earth compared to the Moon?

• Electricity

• Friction

• Air Resistance

• Magnetism

What did the experiment with the crumpled and flat paper demonstrate?

• Objects with more mass fall faster

• Objects with less mass fall faster

• Size affects how fast objects fall

• Shape affects how fast objects fall

What is the force of attraction between any two objects made of matter?

• Electricity

• Magnetism

• Gravity

• Friction

What happens to an object as it gets closer to an object with a larger mass?

• It feels more gravity

• It falls slower

• It feels less gravity

• It falls faster

What is the effect of the Earth's atmosphere on falling objects?

• It repels falling objects

• It has no effect on falling objects

• It causes objects to fall slower

• It causes objects to fall faster