gravity

What is the main difference between mass and weight?

• Mass is measured in pounds, weight in kilograms.

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  Weight is constant, mass varies with gravity

• Weight changes with location, mass does not.

• Mass changes with location, weight does not.

Why would a person weigh more on Jupiter than on Earth?

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  Jupiter has less mass than Earth.

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  Jupiter has more mass than Earth.

• Jupiter has a thicker atmosphere.

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  Jupiter is closer to the Sun.

  
  

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What causes ocean tides on Earth?

• The gravitational pull of the Sun.

• The rotation of the Earth.

• The gravitational pull of the Moon.

• The wind patterns on Earth.

  
  

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Who is known for watching an apple fall and realizing the concept of gravity?

• Nikola Tesla

• Galileo Galilei

• Sir Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

  
  

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According to Newton, what happens to gravitational force as the distance between two objects increases?

• It increases

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  It remains the same.

• It decreases.

• It doubles.

What did Newton discover about objects of different masses falling from the same height?

• Heavier objects fall faster.

• They fall at the same rate.

• Lighter objects fall faster

• They fall at different rates.

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What unique effect does gravity have on light, according to Einstein?

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  It makes light travel faster.

• It makes light disappear.

• It bends light.

• It has no effect on light.

  
  

What is a black hole's gravitational pull strong enough to do?

• Repel all objects.

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  Prevent even light from escaping.

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  Attract only small objects.

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  Have no effect on light

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Which celestial bodies have the strongest gravitational pull in the universe?

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  Stars

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  Galaxies

• Planets

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  Black holes

  
  

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What did Einstein discover about gravity's effect on a flashlight's light?

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  It makes the light redder.

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  It makes the light bluer.

• It makes the light dimmer.

• It makes the light brighter.

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