WorksheetsGravity
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Which is the best explanation of the term "weight"?
A large celestial body that revolves around a star.
Measurement of the force of Earth's gravity pulling you down.
A push or a pull.
Attraction between two objects that is proportional to the masses of the objects.
The attraction between two objects with a strength that is proportional to the masses of the objects is called:
Force
Gravitational force
Gravity
Planet
The force that pulls two objects toward each other and is affected by mass and distance. The greater the mass of an object, the greater the attraction; the farther apart the objects, the weaker the attraction is called:
Force
Gravitational force
Gravity
Planet
Which is the best explanation of the term "force"?
A large celestial body that revolves around a star.
The force that pulls two objects toward each other and is affected by mass and distance. The greater the mass of an object, the greater the attraction; the farther apart the objects, the weaker the attraction.
A push or a pull.
Attraction between two objects that is proportional to the masses of the objects.
Which is the best explanation of the term "planet"?
A large celestial body that revolves around a star.
The force that pulls two objects toward each other and is affected by mass and distance. The greater the mass of an object, the greater the attraction; the farther apart the objects, the weaker the attraction.
A push or a pull.
Attraction between two objects that is proportional to the masses of the objects.
How is weight different from mass?
Weight is the measure of the pull of gravity on an object, and mass is the amount of matter in an object.
Weight is the amount of matter in an object, and mass is the measure of the pull of gravity on an object.
Weight is the measure of the pull of gravity on an object, and mass is the amount of space that an object fills.
Weight and mass are no different from each other.
Planets A, B, C, and D have the same mass in the same solar system. They are listed in order from closest to farthest from the Sun. Which will experience the gravitational pull of the Sun the strongest?
C
B
D
A
What can scientists assume about the gravitational pull on a small planet located a great distance from the Sun?
More information is needed to answer this question.
The pull will be strong.
The pull will be the same as on Earth.
The pull will be weak.
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
The Sun has the greatest gravitational pull because it is the most massive object in our solar system.
The Moon revolves around the Sun.
The planets follow an orbital path around the Sun.
Gravity holds our solar system in place.
What does the law of universal gravitation state?
Distance between two objects that have mass has no effect on gravitational pull.
As the distance between objects with mass increases, the gravitational pull between those objects decreases.
As the distance between objects with mass decreases, the gravitational pull between those objects decreases.
As the distance between objects with mass increases, the gravitational pull between those objects increases.
The direction of the greatest gravitational force acting on an object near the Earth’s surface is towards the –
Earth's atmosphere.
center of the Earth.
other planets near Earth.
star nearest the Earth, the Sun.
Which of the following examples provides the best evidence that there is a gravitational force acting on objects on Earth?
Rain falling from the sky
Leaves blowing in the wind
Water evaporating from a puddle
Lightning striking the ground
A ball best demonstrates its response to the gravitational force of the Earth when it -
collides with another ball.
rests on a flat surface.
maintains a constant mass.
rolls down a ramp.
The gravitational force of the Earth has the greatest effect on which of the following?
Objects near the surface of the Earth
Light from stars far from the Earth
Planets similar in size to the Earth
The magnetic field surrounding the Earth
Which of the following would best show how the force of gravity can move a book?
Dropping a book to the floor
Sliding a book across a table
Placing a book on a bookshelf
Turning the book face down
Which picture best illustrates the term "gravity"?
Which picture best illustrates the term "planet"?
Which picture best illustrates the term "force"?
Which picture best illustrates the term "attraction"?
If you dropped a bowling ball and a feather at the same time in a room without air, which object would reach the ground first?
Bowling ball
Feather
Both would reach at the same time
Potato
