Gravity

Which force on Earth pulls objects toward the ground?

• gravity

• throwing a ball in the air

• objects falling

• a person climbing a mountain

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If there was no gravity on Earth, how would that affect objects on Earth?

• objects would float up and not fall down

• Objects would keep going up

• objects would come down slowly

• objects would all stay in the same place

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How do objects overcome gravity?

• They fall down

• They use a force equal to the force of gravity

• They use an opposite force, stronger than gravity

• They don't overcome gravity

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A cup is resting on a table. Why doesn't the cup fall to the floor?

• Gravity is not pulling the cup down

• The table is pushing the cup up

• The table has a force equal to gravity trying to pull the cup down

• The cup will eventually fall down because of gravity

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If a person throws a ball up in the air, why does it come back down?

• There is no force stronger than the force of gravity on the ball

• It will go down because it is overcoming gravity

• The person did not throw the ball high enough

• The person did not throw the ball with enough force

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If two scientists are doing an experiment on gravity, why should they share their data and results with each other?

• They should do the experiment over again

• They can read books on the same topic

• They can learn from one another

• They can teach students about science

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Which of the following is a scientific observation?

• The height of the table is 3 feet

• The flowers smell like perfume

• Cheerios taste better than Frosted Flakes

• The bunny's hair is softer than the cat's hair

What are the types of forces?

• moving an object

• slide and crawl

• tug of war

• push and pull

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