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Newton's Universal Law of Gravitational

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When placed at equal distances apart, the greatest gravitational attraction will be between two

a)

skateboards

b)

bowling balls

c)

school buses

2.

Which is needed to determine the amount of gravitational force between two objects?

a)

distance and mass

b)

weight and time

c)

area and weight

3.

The gravitational force exerted by an object depends on its

a)

volume

b)

mass

c)

weight

4.

A student drops a bowling ball and an apple from a third-story window. Both objects hit the ground at the same time. From the experiment, the student should conclude that

a)

the apple weighs more than the bowling ball

b)

more air friction is acting on the apple than on the bowling ball

c)

gravity pulls on both objects, causing them to fall at the same time.

5.
What is gravitational force?
a)
It makes objects at rest start moving.
b)
It makes objects that are moving stop.
c)
The force of attraction between two objects.
d)
It pulls you into space.
6.
A baseball and bat are on the ground.   What is true?
a)
They attract each other with equal gravitational force.
b)
There is no gravitational force between them.
c)
The baseball will float because it's lighter.
d)
The bat will pull the baseball closer to itself.
7.
As the product of two objects' masses increases, the pull of gravity
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
8.
Mass is a measurement of 
a)
how much matter is present in an object
b)
how much weight is present in an object
c)
the amount a spring is compressed on a scale
d)
none of the answers are correct
9.
The SI units of force are measured in 
a)
Grams
b)
Newtons
c)
Pounds
d)
Kilograms
10.

Gravity on moon is less than the gravity on earth because

a)

a. moon's mass is less

b)

b. moon's mass is more

c)

c. moon's mass is equal to Earth

d)

d. moon has no mass

11.
Complete the following statement: The farther away two planets are the _______ the gravitational force between them.
a)
more
b)
same
c)
dosen't matter
d)
less
12.

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

13.

The force of gravity (mass x gravity) is also known as...

a)

mass

b)

weight

c)

distance

d)

acceleration

14.

Earth's gravity, 9.8 m/s2, is considered a/an...

a)

force

b)

weight

c)

acceleration

d)

mass

15.

Calculate the gravitational force between two objects when they are 0.750m apart. Each object has a mass of 5.00kg.

a)

2.96x10-7N

b)

3.00x10-9N

c)

2.22x10-9N

d)

2.23x10-8N

16.
Two objects are attracted to each other with 36 N of gravitational force.
What would the force between them be if the distance between them were doubled?
a)
9
b)
18
c)
72
d)
144
17.

Two spherical objects have masses of 8000 kg and 1500 kg. Their centers are separated by a distance of 1.5 m. Find the gravitational attraction between them

a)

5.4 X 10-4 N

b)

1.2 X 107 N

c)

3.6 X 10-4 N

d)

5.33 N

18.

Which configuration will result in the greatest gravitational force?

a)

small masses far apart

b)

large masses far apart

c)

small masses close together

d)

large masses close together

19.
What happens to Gravitational force if I double both of the masses but don't change their distance?
a)
doubles
b)
half as big
c)
4x bigger
d)
4x smaller
20.

How is the gravitational force between to objects related to their mass

a)

They are directly proportional

b)

They are inversely proportional

c)

They do not affect each other

d)

They are equal

21.

If I double the mass of one object, but don't change anything else... What happens to the gravitational force between two objects?

a)

Doubles

b)

Quadruples

c)

Cut in Half

d)

4x Smaller

22.

The law of universal gravitation is credited to whom?

a)

Einstein

b)

Galileo

c)

Darwin

d)

Newton

23.
Force of gravity is directly proportional to
a)
Mass
b)
Weight
c)
Distance
d)
Time
24.
If Earth's mass was cut in half, what would happen to your mass?
a)
increase because gravitational force increases
b)
decrease because gravitational force decreases
c)
decrease because gravitational force increases
d)
nothing, mass is not affected by gravitational force
25.

The number 6.67 x 10 -11 N* m2 / kg2 is called the

a)

Universal speed constant

b)

centripetal force

c)

Universal Gravitational constant

d)

Earth's Gravitational constant