WorksheetsGravity
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The law of universal gravitation is credited to whom?
a)
Einstein
b)
Galileo
c)
Darwin
d)
Newton
2.
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
3.
Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
An object with mass has gravity.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
As distance between objects increases the pull of gravity...
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
Stays the same
6.
The amount of matter in an object.
a)
force
b)
mass
c)
weight
d)
pressure
7.
A person would weigh less on the moon than on the Earth because...
a)
the moon has less mass, and therefore less gravity
b)
the moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity
c)
the moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity
d)
the moon has more mass, and therefor more gravity
8.
A person weights _______ on the moon than they do on Earth.
a)
the same
b)
more
c)
less
9.
If a person weights 100 pounds on Earth, calculate how much that person would weight on Jupiter. (Jupiter has 3 times the amount of gravity than Earth does)
a)
100 pounds
b)
300 pounds
c)
33.3 pounds
d)
Not enough information is given
10.
Gravity on Mar's surface is much lower than it is here on Earth. This is because the mass is __________than Earth.
a)
less
b)
more
c)
the same
11.
Earth's gravity pulls everything toward:
a)
North
b)
West
c)
East
d)
The center of the earth
12.
Gravitational force is smaller between
a)
Larger objects
b)
Smaller objects
13.
A force of attraction between 2 object that is directly related to mass and indirectly related to distance.
a)
mass
b)
weight
c)
gravity
d)
kilogram
14.
As mass increases, what happens to gravitational force?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
i don't know
15.
As the distance between 2 objects increases, what happens to gravitational force?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
i don't know
16.
Which of the following will not change in different gravitational fields?
a)
wieght
b)
force
c)
mass
d)
pounds
17.
Which of the following will change with different gravitational forces?
a)
mass
b)
amount of matter in an object
c)
weight
d)
kilograms
18.
When an object is falling, and it reaches it's maximum speed because air resistance is equal to the force of gravity, the object has reached __________________________.
a)
Free Fall
b)
Terminal Velocity
c)
Projectile Motion
d)
Orbit
19.
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.
20.
What is the SI unit used to measure force?
a)
pounds
b)
grams
c)
newtons
d)
kg/ m2
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