Gravity and Mass

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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Which is the only true statement?

• Your weight on the moon will be less

• Your mass on the moon is more

• Mass is dependent on gravity

• Weight is independent of gravity

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Which of the following is best associated with inertia?

• weight

• mass

• gravity

• acceleration

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Which of the following would have the strongest gravitational pull?

• a desk

• a semi truck

• Earth

• Jupiter

The further away you are from an object:

• the greater the gravitational pull.

• the lesser the gravitational pull.

If the mass of an object on Earth is 18 grams, what would the mass of the same object be on the Moon?

• 18 g

• 4 g

• 0 g 

• 32 g 

The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's ...

• mass

• matter

• weight 

• friction 

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Which of the following is considered a force of gravity?

• weight

• mass

• momentum

• acceleration

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After completing this lab, which overall concept do you find to be correct about the relationship between gravity and mass?

• Mass does not affect gravity.

• Mass and gravity are directly proportional.

• Mass and gravity are inversely proportional.

• Mass only affects the gravity between the Sun and Earth, not the Earth and the Moon.

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Is the Earth's gravity strong enough to keep the Moon in orbit around Earth when the Sun's mass is doubled?

• Yes

• No

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