Gravity

True or False: Gravity helps the Earth to stay in orbit around the Sun.

• True

• False

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What scientist is credited with first describing the mathematics of gravity?

• Albert Einstein

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Charles Darwin

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What do we call the force of gravity on an object?

• Mass

• Friction

• Acceleration

• Weight

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True or False: How much we weigh on Earth is a direct result of the force of the Earth's gravity.

• True

• False

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This force holds us to earth’s surface.

• friction

• mass

• gravity

• tension

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What force brings the pencil down?

• Applied

• Magnetic

• Normal

• Gravitational

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What force is acting on the cat at the end?

• Gravity

• Friction

• Momentum

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which model has greater gravitational attraction (if any)

• Model A

• Model B

• Both Model A and Model B (same gravity)

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Gravity on the Moon is the gravity on Earth.

• More than.

• Colder than

• Faster than

• Less than.

_______ is a measure of the force of gravity on an object

• Friction

• Mass

• Speed

• Weight

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