Friction and Gravity

a force that pulls objects to the Earth

• gravity

• friction

• direction

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how we measure force

• inches

• newtons

• feet

• pounds

one of the first people to write about gravity was

• George Washington

• Sir Isaac Newton

• Abraham Lincoln

• Max Magnus

the weight of an object depends on how much gravity there is

• true

• false

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Since the moon has LESS gravity you would weigh MORE on the moon.

• true

• false

If you drop a pencil, it will fall to the ground because of _______.

• mass

• friction

• gravity

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the force between two surfaces when they meet is called

• gravity

• mass

• friction

• direction

Two surfaces that are both slippery will have _________friction.

• more

• less

Two bumpy surfaces will have __________ friction.

• more

• less

What is a force that slows things down?

• friction

• motion

• gravity