Quiz about Gravity in Galaxies and Solar System

Question 1

As the mass of a star increases the gravity will _________

Accepted Answer

increase

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decrease

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stay the same

Question 2

As the distance between two objects in space increases the gravity will _______________

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decrease

Answer

increase

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stay the same

Question 3

Small objects have gravitational pull like you and me?

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True

Answer

False

Question 4

A starship approaches a planet.  As the ship gets closer the gravitational attraction will

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Increase between the planet and starship

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Decrease between the planet and starship

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Stay the same

Question 5

The ____________ object always orbits the other object

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Less massive

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More massive

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Bigger diameter

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Smaller diameter

Question 6

The gravitational force of the sun is less than the gravitational forces of the planets surrounding it.

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False

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True

Question 7

The gravitational force of the sun causes the planets to orbit around it.

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True

Answer

False

Question 8

The gravitational forces from the center of the galaxy cause the stars and solar systems surrounding the galaxy to orbit.

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True

Answer

False

Question 9

What keeps galaxies together?

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gravity

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stars

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dust

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dark matter

Question 10

Without gravity the stars in the galaxy would

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move in a straight line

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continue to orbit in a circle

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move in a random direction

Question 11

What is the SI unit used to measure force?

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newtons

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pounds

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grams

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friction

Question 12

As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity

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Decreases

Answer

Increases

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Stays the same

Question 13

The amount of matter in an object is

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mass

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pressure

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weight

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force

Question 14

The law of universal gravitation is credited to whom?

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Newton

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Einstein

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Galileo

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Darwin

Question 15

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

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mass

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weight

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force

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pounds

Question 16

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

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Moon has less mass and therefore less gravity

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Moon has more mass, and therefore more gravity

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Moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity

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Moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

mass and distance

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mass and matter

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distance and weight

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weight and mass

Question 18

As mass increases, what happens to gravitational force?

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increases

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decreases

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stays the same

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i don't know

Question 19

Look at the picture.  Is the force of gravity on the boy a push or a pull?

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Pull

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Push

Question 20

An example of a gravitational interaction is that the Earth...

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orbits the sun

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orbits the moon

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orbits other planets

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None of the above

Question 21

A person would weigh more on Jupiter than on the Earth because---

Accepted Answer

Jupiter has more mass, and therefore more gravity

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Jupiter has less mass, and therefore less gravity

Answer

Jupiter has more mass, and therefore less gravity.

Answer

Jupiter has less mass, and therefore more gravity.

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