GRAVITY

What is gravity?

• A force that pushes objects away
  
  

• A force that attracts objects toward each other

• A force that only affects planets

• A force that makes objects lighter

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Which factor affects the strength of gravity between two objects?

• Their temperature
  
  
  

• Their color

• Their mass and distance from each other

• Their shape

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What would happen to your weight if you traveled to the Moon?

• It would increase
  

• It would stay the same

• It would decrease

• It would double

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Why do objects fall to the ground when dropped?

• Because of air resistance
  

• Because of friction

• Because of gravity

• Because of magnetism

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Which planet has the strongest gravitational pull?

• Earth
  

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Venus

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If an astronaut drops a feather and a hammer on the Moon, what will happen?

• The feather will float away
  

• The hammer will hit the ground first

• They will fall at the same speed

• The feather will fall faster

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What would happen if Earth had no gravity?

• Everything would stay the same

• We would all float into space

• The Earth would shrink

• Objects would become heavier

Why do astronauts appear weightless in space?

• There is no gravity in space
  

• They are too far from the Sun

• They are in free fall around Earth

• Space pushes them up

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Which of the following is NOT an effect of gravity?

• It keeps planets in orbit
  

• It allows us to walk on Earth

• It makes the Sun shine

• It causes ocean tides

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If you were on a planet with stronger gravity than Earth, what would happen to your weight?

• It would increase

• It would decrease

• It would stay the same

• It would disappear

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