Weight Mass and Gravity Calculation

Which objects have a STRONG force of gravity?

• Objects with GREATER mass, like elephants
• Objects with LESS mass, like mice

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What is the SI unit used to measure force? 

• pounds 
• grams 
• newtons 
• friction

As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity 

• Increases
• Decreases
• Stays the same

The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's ______.

• mass
• matter
• weight 
• friction 

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The amount of matter in an object is 

• pressure
• weight
• mass
• force

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

• weight
• force
• mass
• pounds

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A person would weigh less on on the Moon than on the Earth because . . .

• Moon has more mass, and therefore more gravity
• Moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity
• Moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity
• Moon has less mass and therefore less gravity

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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

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If Earth's mass was cut in half, what would happen to your mass?

• increase because gravitational force increases
• decrease because gravitational force decreases
• decrease because gravitational force increases
• nothing, mass is not affected by gravitational force

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What does this tool measure?

• weight
• meters
• mass
• force