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Gravitation

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Newton said that any two masses will...

a)

combine into a larger mass.

b)

attract each other.

c)

create gravitational fields.

d)

push each other apart.

2.

According to Newton's law of gravitation, the Earth and the Moon are gravitationally attracted to each other. The more massive Earth attracts the Moon with...

a)

a stronger force than the Moon attracts the Earth.

b)

a weaker force than the Moon attracts the Earth.

c)

the same force as the Moon attracts the Earth.

d)

a force that is sometimes stronger and other times weaker than the Moon attracts the Earth.

3.
Which of the following is Newton's Law on Gravitation?
a)
F=Gm1m2/r
b)
F = Gm1m2/r2
c)
F = Gm1m2/2r
d)
F = m1m2/2r
4.
Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...
a)
mass and distance 
b)
mass and matter
c)
distance and weight 
d)
weight and mass
5.

State the definition of Gravitational field strength

a)

Gravitational force per unit time acting on a body at a point in a gravitational field

b)

The force between two bodies of mass M and m is directly proportional to the product of their masses

c)

Gravitational force per unit mass acting on a body at a point in a gravitational field

6.

what is the unit for Gravitional Field strength,  ag =GMr2a_g\ =\frac{GM}{r^2}  

a)

 N kg −1N\ kg\ ^{-1}  

b)

 J kg −1J\ kg\ ^{-1}  

c)

 m s −2m\ s\ ^{-2}  

d)

 m s −1m\ s\ ^{-1}  

7.

The picture shows three objects gravitationally interacting with each other. Which object exerts the greatest force on object B?

a)

Object A

b)

Object C

c)

A and C exert an equal force on B

d)

Cannot be determined

8.
The law of universal gravitation is credited to whom?
a)
Einstein
b)
Galileo
c)
Darwin
d)
Newton
9.

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

10.

Gravitational forces are:

a)

always attractive

b)

always repulsive

c)

sometimes attractive and sometimes repulsive

d)

None of these