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Gravity-A Force of Attraction

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is gravity?

a)

A force of distraction between objects due to their mass.

b)

A force that pulls objects towards the moon.

c)

A force of attraction between objects due to their mass.

2.

What does gravity do?

a)

It bounces objects towards each other

b)

It pulls objects towards each other.

c)

It bends objects.

3.

All matter has gravity. All matter has mass.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Small objects have gravity. Why do small objects don't pull objects toward each other?

a)

The force of gravity is equal.

b)

The force of gravity is small.

c)

The force of gravity big.

5.

What did Newton realizes about the moon and Earth?

a)

Newton realized an unbalanced force on the moon kept it moving around the Earth.

b)

Newton realized a balanced force on the moon kept it moving around the Earth.

c)

Newton did not realize anything.

6.

Sir Isaac Newton watched an apple fall while sitting under a tree.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What are Newton's 2 laws about gravitational force?

a)

mass and distance

b)

weight and mass

c)

gravity and mass

8.

Newton's laws are not universal because they do not apply to all objects.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What does the force of gravity do?

a)

The force pushes you to the moon

b)

The force pulls you down to Earth

c)

The force swings you around

10.

Gravitational Force is related to

a)

mass and distance

b)

mass and weight

c)

weight and pull

11.

If the distance is large the gravitational force is...

a)

big

b)

small

c)

the same

12.

If the distance between objects is small the gravitational force gets...

a)

smaller

b)

bigger

c)

the same

13.

The sun has a lot of gravitational mass but little gravitational pull on us because...

a)

It is hot

b)

It is far away

c)

It is too close

14.

The sun has a small gravitational pull on the planets.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What is mass?

a)

The measure of the amount of matter.

b)

The measure of the gravitational force

c)

The measure of the distance.

16.

What is true about mass when weight changes?

a)

Mass does not change when weight changes.

b)

Mass changes when weight changes

c)

Mass depends on gravity.

17.

How is mass measured?what tool and unit? (2 answers)

a)

balance

b)

Grams(G) or Kilograms(KG)

c)

Spring scale

18.

What is weight?

a)

Weight is a measure of the gravitational force on an object.

b)

Weight is the measure of the amount of matter.

c)

Weight is the amount of matter and the gravitational force on an object.

19.

What is true about weight and gravity?

a)

Weight changes based on the amount of gravity.

b)

Weight does not change based on the amount gravity.

c)

Weight and gravity are not related.

20.

Your weight changes if you go to a different the moon.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Your mass changes if you go to the moon.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

How is weight measured?What tool and units? 2 answers

a)

Using a balance.

b)

Using a spring scale

c)

Using Newtons(N)

23.

What role does gravity play in designing and building a roller coaster?

a)

The higher the roller coaster the more gravity pulls on it.

b)

Gravity does not play a role in roller coasters.

c)

The lower the roller coaster the more gravity pulls on it.

24.

What role does gravity play in designing and building an egg parachute?

a)

The higher the height the more gravity will pull the parachute down.

b)

Gravity does not play a role in designing a parachute.

c)

The higher the height the less gravity will pull on the parachute.