Gravitational Forces Between Objects

As the distance between two objects increases, the force of gravity between them decreases.

• True

• False

The variables that affect the gravitational interaction between two objects are:

• masses and directions of motions of the objects.

• masses and speeds of the objects.

• masses and distances between the objects.

• distance between and speeds of the objects.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which of the following data would support the claim that the gravitational force between objects depends on mass?

• An object's weight can change depending on where it is on Earth.

• Further away a planet is from the sun the smaller the gravitational force.

• Gravitational force is stronger on more massive planets.

• A rocket can escape Earth's gravity by traveling at high speed.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which of the following does NOT affect the gravitational force between the earth and the sun?

• Mass of earth

• Mass of sun

• Distance between earth and sun

• Your weight

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Which is needed to determine the amount of gravitational force between two objects?

• distance and mass

• weight and time

• area and weight

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The gravitational force exerted by an object depends on its

• volume

• mass

• weight

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What is gravitational force?

• It makes objects at rest start moving.

• It makes objects that are moving stop.

• The force of attraction between two objects.

• It pulls you into space.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

As a space ship of constant mass moves farther away from Earth, the strength of the gravitational interaction between the Earth and the space craft

• stays the same.

• increases.

• there is not enough information to answer.

• decreases

Jupiter has about 317 times more mass than Earth. What can you infer from this fact? 

• That Jupiter’s gravitational force is much weaker than on Earth’s gravitational force.

• That Jupiter’s gravitational force is much stronger than Earth’s gravitational force.

• That Jupiter’s and Earth’s gravitational forces are equal.

• Mass has no effect on the gravitational force between two objects

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What happens to the gravitational force between two objects if the mass of one object is doubled?

• It doubles

• It halves

• It quadruples

• It remains the same

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4