Gravity

Why would you weigh more on Jupiter than you do on Earth?

• Jupiter has more mass and more gravitational pull

• Jupiter has less mass and less gravitational pull

• You would not weigh more on Jupiter

• Jupiter has more mass and less gravitational pull

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Which two objects would have more gravitational forces acting between them?

• Earth & the Moon

• You and the Sun

• Sun and the Earth

• You and the Moon

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How does the gravitational force between the Sun and the planet change as they get farther apart?

•  Increases

• Stays the same

• Decreases

• No gravitational force

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Even though orbits are ellipses, what shape is a typical planet's orbit most like?

• A short rectangle

• An egg-shape with a pointy end

• A long, narrow oval

• A circle

What force is acting on the cat at the end?

• Gravity

• Friction

• Momentum

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This force holds us to earth’s surface.

• friction

• mass

• gravity

• tension

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Which model has greater gravitational attraction (if any)

• Model A

• Model B

• Both Model A and Model B (same gravity)

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Which forces does this train have to overcome to reach its maximum speed?

• electricity, friction, and air resistance

• gravitational, magnetic, normal force

• tension, spring, friction

• friction, air resistance, gravitational

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Gravity attracts all objects towards one another. 

• True

• False 

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Gravity keeps the Moon orbiting around the Earth. What could you do to make gravity between the Moon and Earth stronger? Choose all that apply.

• Make the Moon have more mass

• Make the Earth have more mass

• Bring the Moon and Earth closer together

• Move the Moon and Earth farther apart

• Make the Earth rotate faster

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