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Gravitational Force

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 27mins

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Class
Date
1.

As the mass of an object increases, the pull of gravity...

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

2.

Why do we have a stronger gravitational attraction with Earth than the Sun?

a)

the sun has a larger mass

b)

the Earth has a larger mass

c)

we are closer to center of sun

d)

we are closer to center of Earth

3.

As distance between two objects increases by a factor of 3 the pull of gravity

a)

Increases 3X

b)

Decreases 3X

c)

Increases 9X

d)

Decreases 9X

4.

Find the force due to gravity if the mass of the object is 2300 kg and the mass of the other object is 4000 kg. The distance between the two objects is 0.150 m.

a)

4.09 x 10-3 N

b)

244 N

c)

2.7 x 10-2 N

d)

6.14 x 10-4 N

5.

What would the gravitational force be between the Sun and Mars if they were 2.3 x 1011 m apart? The masses for the Sun and Jupiter are 1.99 x 1030 kg and 6.42 x 1023 kg, respectively.

a)

Fg = 3.8 x 1015 N

b)

Fg = 2.8 x 10-42 N

c)

Fg = 1.6 x 1021 N

d)

Fg = 4.6 x 10-75 N

6.

When calculating the r value for gravitational force, where do we measure between two objects?

a)

The sum of their diameters

b)

The center of their masses

c)

The furthest reaches of their orbits

d)

The tips of one of their poles

7.

What's the acceleration of gravity of a planet with a mass of 1 x 1025 kg and a radius of 5 x 106 meters?

a)

0.267 m/s2

b)

2.67 m/s2

c)

26.7 m/s2

d)

267 m/s2

8.

How does the gravitational force the Earth exerts on the sun compare to the gravitational force the sun exerts on the Earth?

a)

The gravitational force the sun exerts on the Earth is larger

b)

The gravitational force the Earth exerts on the sun is larger

c)

Their gravitational forces are equal

d)

There is not enough information

9.
The definition of gravitational field strength is:
a)
The region of space surrounding a body where other bodies will feel an attractive force due to it.
b)
The region of space surrounding a body where other bodies will feel an repulsive force due to it.
c)
The region of space surrounding a charge where other charges will feel an attractive force due to it.
d)
The region of space surrounding a charge where other charges will feel an repulsive force due to it.
10.

Find the distance between two objects if the mass of one object is 6.6 x 105 kg and the mass of the other object is 4.6 x 105 kg. The Force of gravity is 102 N

a)

5.36 x 10-9 m

b)

0.45 m

c)

0.20 m

d)

6.14 x 10-4 m

11.

A moon and planet have a gravitational force of 5.65 x 103 N between them. If one could increase the moon's mass by 3 and decrease the planets mass in half while decreasing the distance between them by a third. What would be the new gravitational force?

a)

2.54 x 104 N

b)

2.83 x 104 N

c)

7.63 x 104 N

d)

There is not enough information

12.
The gravitational field strength of Earth is...
a)
uniform far away from the surface and radial close to the surface
b)
uniform close to the surface and radial far away from the surface