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History of Gravity

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The more mass an object has, the faster it will fall.

a)

Aristotle - TRUE; Galileo - TRUE

b)

Aristotle - FALSE; Galileo - FALSE

c)

Aristotle - TRUE; Galileo - FALSE

d)

Aristotle - FALSE; Galileo - TRUE

2.

What shape is Earth's orbit?

a)

circle

b)

ellipse

c)

square

d)

spiral

3.

The law of universal gravitation is credited to whom?

a)

Einstein

b)

Galileo

c)

Cavendish

d)

Newton

4.

Who of the following first described the shape of the earth's orbit?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Kepler

c)

Galileo

d)

Newton

5.
Two factors effecting the magnitude of force of gravity between 2 objects are...
a)
weight and mass 
b)
distance and weight 
c)
mass and matter 
d)
mass and distance 
6.
If a bowling ball and a feather were dropped at the same time, in a room with no air resistance (vacuum), which object will hit the ground first?
a)
Bowling Ball
b)
Feather
c)
Both would hit at the same time
d)
Neither one would hit the ground because air is what pushing things down.
7.

Who is credited with discovering the Gravitational constant, even though he got it wrong at first for measuring edge to edge and not center to center?

a)

Galileo

b)

Kepler

c)

Newton

d)

Cavendish

8.

The gravitational constant used in the Universal Gravitation Formula is:

a)

6.63 x 10-34

b)

6.02 x 10-23

c)

6.67 x 10-11

d)

6.65 x 10-29

9.

Who came first?

a)

Einstein

b)

Galileo

c)

Cavendish

d)

Newton

10.

Who described gravity as a field around masses?

a)

Einstein

b)

Galileo

c)

Cavendish

d)

Newton