Gravity and Motion Quiz

Choose the word that best completes the sentence. ________ is the force that pulls objects toward Earth.

• Magnetism

• Motion

• Gravity

• Ground

When the forces exerted on opposite sides of an object are equal in strength, the object’s motion does not change.

• True

• False

Which statement is NOT an example of how gravity affects the motion of objects on Earth?

• Gravity keeps everything in our classroom from floating.

• I dropped a book and it floated up into the air.

• Raindrops fall from clouds to the ground.

• When I jump up in the air, I always come back down.