Forces Quiz

What is the force that attracts two very large bodies towards each other called?

• Magnetic force

• Electric force

• Gravitational force

• Nuclear force

Which of the following is NOT a good conductor of electricity?

• Copper

• Aluminum

• Rubber

• Gold

What happens to the gravitational force between two objects if the mass of one object is doubled?

• It is halved

• It stays the same

• It is doubled

• It is quadrupled

Which of the following statements about electric fields is true?

• Electric fields only exist around charged particles.

• Electric fields can exist around any object, charged or not.

• Electric fields are strongest near the center of the field.

• Electric fields are always circular.

How does the distance between two charged objects affect the electric force between them?

• The force increases as the distance decreases.

• The force decreases as the distance decreases.

• The force is not affected by the distance.

• The force increases as the distance increases.

What happens to the strength of an electric field as you move away from the source charge?

• It increases

• It decreases

• It stays the same

• It fluctuates

What will happen when these two magnets are brought close to each other?

• gravity

• repulsion

• pushing

• attraction

Why do all of the planets orbit the sun rather than Earth?

• the sun has more mass

• the sun is a star

• the Earth is heavier

• the sun is in the middle of the milky way

As an object's mass increases, its gravitational pull will ____________.

• decrease
• increase
• stay the same
• get weaker

As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity 

• Increases
• Decreases
• Stays the same