WorksheetsLaw of Universal Gravitation
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
The discovery of “Universal Gravitation” is associated with:
Robert Hook
Isaac Newton
James Joule
Max Plank
The force of gravity on you is greatest when you are standing _____.
far above Earth's surface
just above Earth's surface
on Earth's surface
below Earth’s surface
The gravitational field is directed
towards the earth
away from earth
with no direction
in a specific direction making angle with earth
The Earth attracts a body with a force equal to its_____________.
weight
area
volume
pollution
Energy object possesses due to its position is called _______.
kinetic energy
mechanical energy
potential energy
chemical energy
The force due to which everybody of the universe attracts every other body is ________.
force of gravitation
force of limiting friction
force of inertia
force of mechanics
In the mathematical form of Newton’s law of universal gravitation, the symbol G stands for ________________.
gravity
the acceleration of gravity
the gravitational constant
the gravitational potential energy
The gravitational pull of the Earth acting on the body whether the body is in contact with the Earth or not, is known as _________.
force of inertia
force of limiting friction
force of gravity
field force
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 ______________.
the radius of the planet
the mass of the object
the mass of the planet
All of the above
The evidence that stimulated Newton to propose the law of universal gravitation emerged from a study of __________.
the motion of the moon and other celestial or heavenly bodies
the fall of an apple to the earth
the gravitational interaction of smaller objects upon the earth
there is no evidence
