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Gravity Review

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Gravity is an example of what type of force?

a)

Push

b)

Pull

2.

Gravity pulls objects...

a)

Into the sky

b)

To the Earth

c)

Left and right

d)

Up and down

3.
Which of these things move because of gravity?
a)
A ball falling
b)
A kite flying
c)
A door opening
4.

What pulls things down to the ground?

a)

Pushes

b)

Gravity

c)

Friction

d)

Motion

5.

True or False: Everything on Earth is effected by gravity.

a)

True

b)

False

6.
If you throw a ball up, what will happen to it?
a)
It will fly away.
b)
It will fall to the ground. 
7.
If there was no gravity on earth, people would
a)
go swimming
b)
go hiking
c)
dance 
d)
float
8.
Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.
a)
False
b)
True
c)
It depends
9.
Is the force of gravity on the diver a push or a pull?
a)
push
b)
pull
10.
Without gravity we would________. 
a)
Float away
b)
Stay in the ground
c)
Nothing would happen.
d)
I don't know
11.

Which object has a GREATER force of gravity?

a)

A basketball

b)

Earth

12.
Can you see gravity?
a)
Yes
b)
No
13.
Which object has the smallest pull of gravity?
a)
Cow
b)
Bike
c)
Pencil
d)
Couch
14.

Pushes and pulls are both examples of ___________.

a)

pole

b)

force

c)

weight

d)

gravity

15.

Would an object have more weight on Earth or on the Moon?

a)

On Earth

b)

On the moon

16.

True or False: Different planets have different levels of gravity.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which best defines the word gravity?

a)

the path around an object

b)

an invisible pulling force at work in space

c)

everything we can touch, feel, see, or measure

d)

a strong weight

18.

In space, gravity works to keep objects ___________.

a)

near the equator

b)

from contracting

c)

in orbit

d)

moving randomly

19.

Gravity is what gives all objects ______________.

a)

size

b)

shape

c)

weight

d)

color

20.

Gravity pulls “down”, toward which point on the picture?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

21.

Select all the statements about gravity that are true.

a)

Gravity affects all objects in space.

b)

Gravity helped Earth to form.

c)

Gravity creates wind and other types of weather.

d)

Gravity causes planets to be round.

22.

True or false: The stronger the gravitational force is, the more an object weighs.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

True or false: The closer an object gets, the weaker the gravitational force becomes.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The object with the lowest gravitation pull is __________.

a)

The sun

b)

The moon

c)

The Earth

25.

The object with the highest gravitational pull is __________.

a)

The sun

b)

The moon

c)

The Earth

26.

Which of the following has the strongest gravitational pull?

a)

The Earth

b)

Mars

c)

The Sun

27.

True or False: Gravity helps the Earth to stay in orbit around the Sun.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

What scientist is credited with first describing the mathematics of gravity?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

Isaac Newton

29.

True or False: Gravity makes all objects increase their speed at the same rate, regardless of how big they are.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

What do we call the force of gravity on an object?

a)

Weight

b)

Mass

c)

Speed

31.

True or False: How much we weigh on Earth is a direct result of the force of the Earth's gravity.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

True or False: In real life, heavier objects fall faster to the ground than lighter objects yet not because of Gravity

a)

True

b)

False

33.

What is Gravity?

a)

A force that makes us float

b)

An invisible force that keeps us on the ground

c)

An invisible force that rocks us

34.

Does gravity help us stay on the ground?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Sometimes

35.

Does Earth have the strongest Gravity?

a)

No

b)

Yes

36.

Can Gravity help us jump?

a)

No

b)

Yes

c)

Only at night

37.

Is there Gravity in space?

a)

Yes

b)

No

38.

Is Gravity on the moon weak?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Only in the day

39.
A measure of the amount of matter in an object
a)
mass
b)
weight
c)
gravity
d)
pounds
40.
As mass increases, what happens to gravitational force?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
i don't know
41.
Look at the picture.  Is the force of gravity on the boy a push or a pull? 
a)
Pull
b)
Push
42.
An object with mass has gravity.
a)
True
b)
False 
43.
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
44.
The relationship between the mass of objects and its weight on Earth is constant. 
a)
True
b)
False 
45.
A person weights _______ on the moon than they do on Earth.
a)
the same
b)
more
c)
less
46.
__________holds all of the planets in orbit around the sun.
a)
Force
b)
Motion
c)
Weight
d)
Gravity
47.
What is gravity?
a)
A force
b)
Energy
c)
A push
d)
All of them
48.
Without gravity we would________. 
a)
Float away
b)
Stay in the ground
c)
Nothing would happen.
d)
I don't know
49.
Why can astronauts jump and float a little on the Moon?
a)
Because the Moon's gravity is NOT that STRONG.
b)
Because the Moon's gravity is VERY STRONG. 
50.

The sun is a glowing ball of _______.

a)

Water

b)

Liquids

c)

Gases

d)

Rocks

51.

What is the sun mostly made up of?

a)

Helium

b)

Core

c)

Carbon

d)

Hydrogen

52.

The sun is the biggest STAR

a)

Yes

b)

NO

53.

Energy is

a)

the ability to make something move

b)

the ability to do work

c)

the ability to sleep

54.

Why does the sun appear so bright and large to us?

a)

because it is so far away

b)

because it is so close

c)

because it is a super giant

d)

because it is a white dwarf

55.

A brick and a pencil are dropped at the same time from the same height. Which one would hit the ground first?

a)

brick

b)

pencil

c)

both would hit at the same time

56.

What keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

density

d)

distance

57.

Which statement about gravity is true?

a)

gravity causes objects to pull towards one another

b)

gravity causes objects to push away from each other

c)

gravity only takes place between planets

d)

the moon doesn't have any gravity

58.

True or False: Gravity is a natural force that pulls everything to Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

Earth's gravity pulls everything and everybody toward ____________.

a)

Mars

b)

your school

c)

your home

d)

Earth

60.

What pulls a skier down a mountain?

a)

gravity

b)

the snow

c)

the skies

d)

the air

61.

What pulls raindrops down to Earth?

a)

the clouds

b)

gravity

c)

the rain

d)

the ground

62.

Gravity keeps the moon moving in its ___________ around Earth.

a)

orbit

b)

circle

c)

triangle

d)

dance

63.

Without Earth's gravity, where would the moon drift off into?

a)

the sun

b)

Mars

c)

the Earth

d)

outer space

64.

True or False? Gravity pulls on your body as you stand up all day long.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

Who was the first person to describe gravity?

a)

Sir Isaac Newton

b)

Mrs. Anderson

c)

Mrs. Bynum

d)

Mrs. Ellis

66.

Mass is the amount of ____________ in an object.

a)

matter

b)

gravity

c)

food

d)

water

67.

True or False: The sun's gravity is powerful enough to pull on all the planets in the solar system.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

True or False: The sun's gravity is powerful enough to pull on all the planets in the solar system.

a)

True

b)

False

69.

Why is it easier to lift a beach ball than a barbell?

a)

The beach ball has less mass than the barbell.

b)

The beach ball is prettier than the barbell.

c)

The beach ball is more fun to play with than the barbell.

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