2/3/25 Gravity Article

True or false: Every object has its own pull because of gravity.

• False

• True

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The relationship between the force of gravity and the distance between objects is that gravity (a)   with distance.

• increases
• decreases
• remains constant
• is not affected

Both the Earth and a football have equal and opposite gravitational pulls towards each other.

Why is the Earth unaffected by the pull of a football but the football is affected by the pull of the Earth?

• The Earth is too far away

• The Earth is much heavier than the football

• The football does not pull on the Earth

• The football is not moving

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Why don't the planets fall into the sun?

• They are too far away

• They are all moving

• The sun repels them

• They are too small

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What is the effect of the sun's size on its gravitational pull?

• It has no effect

• It makes the pull weaker

• It makes the pull stronger

• It makes the pull disappear

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What is the main reason the Earth doesn't fall into the sun?

• The sun is too far

• The Earth's speed and gravity balance

• The Earth's atmosphere

• The moon's gravity

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You weigh less on the Moon than on Earth because (a)  

• The Moon has no atmosphere
• The Moon's gravity is weaker
• The Moon is smaller
• The Moon is farther from the Sun

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What is the combined gravitational pull of the Sun and the Moon responsible for?

• Creating seasons

• Causing earthquakes

• Influencing tides

• Changing weather patterns

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What happens to the water level as the Moon rotates around the Earth?

• It remains constant

• It changes

• It disappears

• It only rises

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When are the ocean's tides at their highest?

• When the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth

• When the Moon is away from the Sun

• The ocean's tides do not change

• When the Earth rotates around the Sun.

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