WorksheetsAll about Gravity
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is weight?
a)
It is the measure of gravity on an object
b)
It is the measure of mass on an object
c)
It is the measure of matter on an object
2.
What is gravity?
a)
An invisible force that pulls an object up
b)
An invisible force that pulls an object down
c)
An invisible force that pushes an object up
d)
An invisible force that pushes an object down
3.
What would you change to increase gravitational attraction?
a)
matter
b)
shape
c)
mass
d)
volume
4.
Astronauts on the Moon can jump higher than if they were on Earth. This is because...
a)
Newton's laws of motion do not apply to the Moon.
b)
the Moon is smaller than the Earth so it exhibits a smaller gravitational pull
c)
there is no friction on the Moon.
5.
What happens to the force of gravity between two objects if the distance between them increases?
a)
the pull of gravity increases.
b)
the pull of gravity decreases.
c)
the pull of gravity stays the same.
6.
If Earth’s mass is doubled without changing its size, then your weight would
a)
increase because gravitational forces increase
b)
decrease because gravitational forces increase
7.
The solar system includes the planets, the moons of those planets, and the sun. Which of the following is true about the solar system?
a)
no gravity exists between earth and the other planets on their moons
b)
other planets exert gravity on earth but do not exert gravity on earth’s moon
c)
gravity exists among all parts of the solar system and holds it together
8.
How would the force of gravity be affected if Earth and the sun were further apart?
a)
the force of gravity would decrease
b)
the force of gravity would increase
c)
the force of gravity would stay the same
9.
In addition to distance, what factor determines the force of gravity between two objects?
a)
the diameter of each object
b)
the mass of each object
c)
the density of each object
10.
What happens to the force of gravity between two objects if the distance between the increases?
a)
the gravitational attraction increases.
b)
the gravitational attraction decreases.
c)
the gravitational attraction stays constant.
11.
When will the gravitational attraction be the greatest between two baseballs, each with the same mass?
a)
when they are 10 meters apart
b)
when they are 15 meter apart
c)
when they are 5 meters apart
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