WorksheetsGravity
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The amount of matter in an object
a)
mass
b)
weight
c)
inertia
d)
gravity
2.
What states that "every object in the universe attracts every other object"?
a)
Law of Universal Gravitation
b)
Newton's First Law of Motion
c)
My mother
d)
Inertia & gravity
3.
The moon and other satellites rotate around the earth. Identify the force that keeps these satellites in orbit.
a)
gravity
b)
friction
c)
a strong force
d)
electromagnetic force
4.
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
5.
Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.
a)
False
b)
True
c)
It depends
d)
I don't care
6.
Any object with mass is surrounded by a gravitational field.
a)
True
b)
Fallse
c)
False
d)
Tru
7.
Force of gravity is directly proportional to
a)
Mass
b)
Weight
c)
Distance
d)
Time
8.
Force of gravity is inversely proportional to
a)
Mass
b)
Weight
c)
Distance
d)
Time
9.
As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
10.
As the product of two objects' masses increases, the pull of gravity
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
11.
If Earth's mass was cut in half, what would happen to your mass?
a)
increase because gravitational force increases
b)
decrease because gravitational force decreases
c)
decrease because gravitational force increases
d)
nothing, mass is not affected by gravitational force
12.
You swing a bucket of water attached to a string in a circle above your head. What keeps the water in the bucket?
a)
Friction
b)
Centripetal Force
c)
Gravity
d)
Inertia
13.
Where is the net force when the rollercoaster is at the top of the loop?
a)
Towards the sky
b)
Towards the Right
c)
Towards the left
d)
Towards the ground
14.
If centripetal force stopped acting on all satellites they would continue traveling in space in a constant direction and constant speed.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
As this ride starts to spin in a circular motion the swings move outward. What is the cause of this outward motion
a)
Gravity
b)
Centripetal Force
c)
Speed
d)
Inertia
16.
An object has a weight of 12N on the Earth. It is placed on the moon, where gravity is (1/6) as strong as on the Earth. What is its weight on the moon?
a)
2 N
b)
72 N
c)
6 N
d)
18 N
17.
The measure of the pull of gravity on an object is ___________________.
a)
motion
b)
weight
c)
speed
d)
friction
18.
What is the force applied to all objects on Earth?
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Gravity
19.
As distance separating the objects increases the force
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
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