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Basics of Physics: Exploring Gravity

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the acceleration due to gravity if an object falls from a height of 25m?

a)

98 m/s/s

b)

25 m/s/s

c)

250 m/s/s

d)

9.81 m/s/s

2.

The greater the mass of an object, the greater its force due to gravity.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Under zero G conditions, such as in an orbiting satellite, a person seems _____.

a)

weightless

b)

the same weight as on earth

c)

mass-less

d)

heavier than on earth

4.

The mass of an object on Earth ____ the mass of the same object on the moon.

a)

is greater than

b)

is less than

c)

is almost equal to

d)

is the same as

5.

Einstein explained gravity as the idea that large masses can ____.

a)

create black holes

b)

warp the space around them

c)

create comets

d)

pull apart gravity

6.

An object will weigh more on ____.

a)

Jupiter

b)

the moon

c)

Mars

d)

Earth

7.

Gravity is best described as the attractive force ____.

a)

that does not exist in space

b)

that acts between any two objects

c)

that acts between magnets and iron

d)

that does not affect orbiting satellites

8.

What keeps the planets orbiting around the Sun?

a)

inertia

b)

the heat from the Sun

c)

the weightless environment

d)

gravity

9.

The force of gravity between two objects depends on _____.

a)

the masses of the objects only

b)

the masses of the objects and their distance from one another

c)

the masses of the objects and the acceleration of the two objects

d)

the masses of the objects and the speeds they are traveling

10.

If a feather and a hammer fell to the ground from the same height in a vacuum, ______.

a)

the feather would land first

b)

they would land at the same time

c)

they would both float in the vacuum

d)

the hammer would land first