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If Earth's mass was cut in half, what would happen to your weight?

• Increase because gravitational force increases

• decrease because gravitational force decreases

• decrease because gravitational force increases

• nothing, weight is not affected by gravitational force

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If Earth's mass was cut in half, what would happen to your mass?

• increase because gravitational force increases

• decrease because gravitational force decreases

• decrease because gravitational force increases

• nothing, mass is not affected by gravitational force

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Magnets can interact without touching.

• True

• False

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A compass behaves as it does because each needle acts as a(n) ___________.

• Magnet

• Guide

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What happens when two north poles of a magnet are placed together?

• they repel

• they attract

• they cancel each other out

• the strength of the magnet is doubled

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Rubbing a balloon on your sweater can create static electricity.

• true

• false

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In an electrically neutral object, what must be true about the numbers of protons and electrons?

• They are equal

• There are more protons than electrons

• The protons and and neutrons must be equal

• There are more electrons than protons

When is the electrostatic force between two charges the strongest?

• When charges are very close to each other

• When charges are very far apart from each other

• When the electric field is constant

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A charged balloon is brought near an electroscope but DOES NOT touch the electroscope.  This is an example of charging by

• Conduction

• Convection

• Friction

• Induction

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Two neutral conducting pop cans are touching each other. A positively charged glass rod is brought near Can X as shown below. Which of the following occur as the glass rod approaches Can X? List all that apply.

• Electrons jump from can X to the glass rod.

• Electrons jump from can Y to the glass rod.

• Protons jump from the glass rod to can X.

• Protons jump from can X to the glass rod.

• Electrons will move from Can Y to Can X

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