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Law of Universal Gravitation

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The discovery of “Universal Gravitation” is associated with:

a)

Robert Hook

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

James Joule

d)

Max Plank

2.

The force of gravity on you is greatest when you are standing _____.

a)

far above Earth's surface

b)

just above Earth's surface

c)

on Earth's surface

d)

below Earth’s surface

3.

The gravitational field is directed

a)

towards the earth

b)

away from earth

c)

with no direction

d)

in a specific direction making angle with earth

4.

The Earth attracts a body with a force equal to its_____________.

a)

weight

b)

area

c)

volume

d)

pollution

5.

Energy object possesses due to its position is called _______.

a)

kinetic energy

b)

mechanical energy

c)

potential energy

d)

chemical energy

6.

The force due to which everybody of the universe attracts every other body is ________.

a)

force of gravitation

b)

force of limiting friction

c)

force of inertia

d)

force of mechanics

7.

In the mathematical form of Newton’s law of universal gravitation, the symbol G stands for ________________.

a)

gravity

b)

the acceleration of gravity

c)

the gravitational constant

d)

the gravitational potential energy

8.

The gravitational pull of the Earth acting on the body whether the body is in contact with the Earth or not, is known as _________.

a)

force of inertia

b)

force of limiting friction

c)

force of gravity

d)

field force

9.

According to Newton’s law of universal gravitation, the force of gravitational attraction between a planet and an object located upon the planet’s surface depends upon ______________.

a)

the radius of the planet

b)

the mass of the object

c)

the mass of the planet

d)

All of the above

10.

The evidence that stimulated Newton to propose the law of universal gravitation emerged from a study of __________.

a)

the motion of the moon and other celestial or heavenly bodies

b)

the fall of an apple to the earth

c)

the gravitational interaction of smaller objects upon the earth

d)

there is no evidence