Danger Falling Objects

1. What is gravity?

• a. A type of food

• b. A force that affects every object

• c. A kind of music

• d. A planet

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2. Why do heavier things seem to fall faster than lighter things on Earth?

• a. Because they have more air resistance

• b. Because they have more mass

• c. Because that is what our senses tell us

• d. Because they are made of different materials

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3. What happened when astronaut Dave Scott dropped a hammer and a feather on the Moon?

• a. The hammer fell first

• b. The feather fell first

• c. They hit the ground at the same time

• d. They floated away

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5. What makes the feather fall more slowly than the hammer on Earth?

• a. The feather is heavier

• b. The feather has a flat shape

• c. The hammer has no mass

• d. The feather is made of metal

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8. Why do objects fall differently on the Moon compared to Earth?

• a. The Moon has more gravity

• b. The Moon has no atmosphere

• c. The Moon is smaller

• d. The Moon is made of different materials

4. What is air resistance?

• a. A force that helps objects fall faster

• b. A push from the gases in the atmosphere

• c. A type of gravity

• d. A liquid found on Earth

9. What type of experiment is suggested in the video?

• a. Dropping two balls of different sizes

• b. Dropping two pieces of paper with different shapes

• c. Dropping a feather and a rock

• d. Dropping a hammer and a book

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6. What can you do to see how shape affects falling objects?

• a. Drop a ball and a pencil

• b. Drop a crumpled piece of paper and a flat piece of paper

• c. Drop a feather and a rock

• d. Drop a toy and a book

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7. What do we conclude about how objects fall on Earth?

• a. All objects fall at the same rate

• b. Objects fall at different rates because of their color

• c. Objects fall at different rates because of air resistance

• d. Heavier objects always fall faster

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10. What should you do if you don’t believe the information presented?

• a. Ignore it

• b. Ask someone else

• c. Go to the Moon and try it yourself

• d. Watch another video