WorksheetsGravity
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The law of universal gravitation is credited to whom?
a)
Einstein
b)
Galileo
c)
Darwin
d)
Newton
2.
Two factors effecting the magnitude of force of gravity between 2 objects are...
a)
weight and mass
b)
distance and weight
c)
mass and matter
d)
mass and distance
3.
Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Look at the picture. Is the force of gravity on the boy a push or a pull?
a)
Pull
b)
Push
5.
An object with mass has gravity.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
As distance between objects increases the pull of gravity...
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
Stays the same
7.
The amount of matter in an object.
a)
force
b)
mass
c)
weight
d)
pressure
8.
Which of the following never changes no matter where you are in the universe?
a)
Pounds
b)
weight
c)
Force
d)
Mass
9.
A person would weigh less on the moon than on the Earth because...
a)
the moon has less mass, and therefore less gravity
b)
the moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity
c)
the moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity
d)
the moon has more mass, and therefor more gravity
10.
The relationship between the mass of objects and its weight on Earth is constant.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
An example of a gravitational interaction is that the Earth...
a)
orbits the sun
b)
orbits the moon
c)
orbits other planets
d)
None of the above
12.
A person weights _______ on the moon than they do on Earth.
a)
the same
b)
more
c)
less
13.
A person would weigh more on Jupiter than on the Earth because---
a)
Jupiter has less mass, and therefore less gravity
b)
Jupiter has more mass, and therefore less gravity.
c)
Jupiter has less mass, and therefore more gravity.
d)
Jupiter has more mass, and therefore more gravity
14.
If a person weights 100 pounds on Earth, calculate how much that person would weight on Jupiter. (Jupiter has 3 times the amount of gravity than Earth does)
a)
100 pounds
b)
300 pounds
c)
33.3 pounds
d)
Not enough information is given
15.
__________holds all of the planets in orbit around the sun.
a)
Force
b)
Motion
c)
Weight
d)
Gravity
16.
Gravity on Mar's surface is much lower than it is here on Earth. This is because the mass is __________than Earth.
a)
less
b)
more
c)
the same
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