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WorksheetsUniversal Gravitation
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
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1.
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
2.
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
3.
If I double the distance between two objects, what happens to their gravitational Force?
a)
4x bigger
b)
4x smaller
c)
2x bigger
d)
2x smaller
4.
If I double the mass of one object, but don't change anything else... WHat happens to the gravitational force between two objects?
a)
Doubles
b)
Quadruples
c)
Cut in Half
d)
4x Smaller
5.
Is it true that the moon falls?
a)
No, it could have fallen by now.
b)
No, there is no good explanation as to why
c)
Yes, the moon is falling around the earth due to its tangential velocity.
d)
Yes, the moon is falling straight down.
6.
What states that "every object in the universe attracts every other object"?
a)
Law of Universal Gravitation
b)
Newton's First Law of Motion
c)
My mother
d)
Inertia & gravity
7.
If Earth's mass was cut in half, what would happen to your mass?
a)
increase because gravitational force increases
b)
decrease because gravitational force decreases
c)
decrease because gravitational force increases
d)
nothing, mass is not affected by gravitational force
8.
Newton did not discover gravity, for early humans discovered it whenever they fell. What Newton did discover is that gravity
a)
tells us about why the universe expands.
b)
tells us how to discover new planets.
c)
accounts for the existence of black holes.
d)
extends throughout the universe.
9.
A measure of the amount of matter in an object
a)
mass
b)
weight
c)
gravity
d)
pounds
10.
As mass increases, what happens to gravitational force?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
i don't know
11.
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
12.
Which of the following will not change in different gravitational fields?
a)
wieght
b)
force
c)
mass
d)
pounds
13.
Which of the following will change with different gravitational forces?
a)
mass
b)
amount of matter in an object
c)
weight
d)
kilograms
14.
What would happen to your weight if Earth's mass was cut in half?
a)
increase because gravitational force increases
b)
decrease because gravitational force decreases
c)
decrease because gravitational force increases
d)
increase because gravitational force decreases
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