Gravity and Scale Model

The measure of the force of gravity on an object is the object's

• mass
• momentum
• weight
• inertia

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The amount of gravitational force between two objects depends on their 

• speed and area
• roughness and mass
• mass and distance
• color and density

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In science, weight is measured in units of __.

• newtons
• grams
• kilograms
• pounds

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The greater an object's __, the stronger the gravitational force on it.

• mass
• size
• velocity
• height

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In science, mass is measured in units of __.

• meters
• kilograms
• pounds
• tons

A scale uses the principle of __ to measure how much something weighs.

• acceleration
• friction
• balanced forces
• density

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Earth exerts a stronger gravitational force than the moon because __ has more mass.

• Earth
• the moon
• neither - they are equal

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The masses of your hand and your notebook are quite small, so the force of attraction between them is __.

• strong

• weak

• cannot be determined

• unequal

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An object transported from the surface of Earth to the surface of the moon has its weight ___.

• increased
• decreased
• unchanged
• cannot be determine

__ doesn't change with changes in gravity.

• weight
• mass