FORCE AND MOTION

Gravity is a ___________________.

• velocity

• speed

• force

• weight

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Which of the following is a fundamental force of nature?

• Friction

• Magnetism

• Gravity

• Inertia

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Gravity affects objects by pulling them towards the __________.

• Sun

• Earth

• Moon

• Stars

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What is the unit of gravitational force?

• Newton

• Joule

• Pascal

• Watt

If an equal force acts on each of the following objects, which will have the greatest acceleration?

• a golf ball

• a soccer ball

• a football

• a baseball

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Inertia explains why   ___________________________________.

 

          

• friction can be overcome for all objects

• people in a car move forward in their seats when the car stops quickly

• gravitational forces are stronger on Earth than on the moon

• the ground pushes against your feet when you run

Which of the following objects will experience the least gravitational force?

• a feather

• a stone

• a book

• a metal ball

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What happens to the gravitational force between two objects if the distance between them is doubled?

• It doubles

• It halves

• It becomes one-fourth

• It remains the same

Which of the following best describes inertia?

• The tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion

• The force that pulls objects towards the Earth

• The energy required to move an object

• The speed at which an object moves

An object is accelerated when it is acted on by ____________.

• an unbalanced force

• a balanced force

• velocity

• inertia

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