Exploring Forces and Motion Quiz

What keeps the Moon in orbit around Earth?

• Earth's rotation.
• Earth's atmosphere.
• Earth's gravity.
• Earth's shape.

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Which force is shown in this picture?

• push

• pull

• gravity

• friction

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The force that pulls all objects toward each other is called_______?

• push
• pull
• gravity
• mass

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A force that acts between any two masses is called: 

• friction
• vectors
• gravity

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What is gravity?

• The force that pulls objects together

• The force that pushes objects apart

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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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What force brings the pencil down?

• Applied

• Magnetic

• Normal

• Gravitational

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The force of attraction that exists between any two objects.

• Friction
• Inertia
• Magnetism
• Gravity

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This force holds us to earth’s surface.

• friction

• mass

• gravity

• tension

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When I throw a ball up into the air, it falls because of

• magnetism

• thermal energy

• solar energy

• gravity

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