Gravity Crash Course

A force of attraction between 2 object that is directly related to mass and indirectly related to distance.

• mass
• weight
• gravity
• kilogram

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What two things determine the gravity of an object?

• mass & weight

• mass & distance

• density & mass

• volume & distance

Which statement about gravity is true?

• gravity causes objects to pull towards one another

• gravity causes objects to push away from each other

• gravity only takes place between planets

• the moon doesn't have any gravity

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What is the SI unit used to measure force? 

• pounds 
• grams 
• newtons 
• kg/ m²

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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Who said that falling objects fall at the same rate?

• Galileo
• Kepler
• Brahe
• Copernicus

The force of gravity is also known as

• Mass
• Weight
• Distance
• Acceleration

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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 
• terminal velocity 

What prevents planets from drifting off into space and keeps it in the planets in our Solar System?

• Gravity

• Weight

• Friction

• Forward Motion

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