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WorksheetsGravity quick check
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Gravity pulls any object on or near Earth toward the planet's center.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...
a)
mass and distance
b)
mass and matter
c)
distance and weight
d)
weight and mass
3.
Any object with mass has a gravitational pull.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
It depends
d)
Only large objects
4.
If mass of an object increases, _____ also increases.
a)
nothing
b)
gravity
c)
force
d)
distance
5.
All objects in the universe have a gravitational attraction to each other.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
The force that keeps the planets in their orbits around the sun is called...
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
String
d)
Force
7.
Why do all the planets orbit the sun rather than Earth?
a)
the sun has more mass than any of the planets
b)
the sun is a star
c)
the Earth is heavier
d)
the sun is in the middle of the milky way
8.
What is the force that pulls the earth towards the sun?
a)
Gravity
b)
inertia
c)
A force
d)
distance
9.
How does distance affect gravity?
a)
Gravity decreases as distance increases.
b)
Distance decreases as gravity decreases
c)
Distance increases as gravity increases
d)
None of the above
10.
If a cup gets knocked off the table, it will fall in which direction because gravity pulls it toward the Earth.
a)
left
b)
up
c)
sideways
d)
down
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