1st 1/2 4th Nine Weeks Review

What is the definition of "weight"?

• measure of the force of gravity on your body
• the time it takes to get on a ride 
• the amount of matter in an object
• the size of an object

A measure of how much matter an object has is--

• weight
• gravity
• mass
• volume

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

what would happen to the force of gravity on you if you decreased in mass?

• the force of gravity would increase
• the force of gravity would decrease
• the force of gravity would remain the same
• your mass does not influence gravity

Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...

• mass and distance 
• mass and matter
• distance and weight 
• weight and mass

Which of the following never changes no matter where in the universe?

• weight
• force
• mass
• pounds

Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.

• False
• True
• It depends

Standard units are grams

• mass

• weight

Units are Newtons

• mass

• weight

You get in your spaceship and head on a trip to Mars.  As you leave Earth, your mass ______________.

• increases
• decreases
• remains the same