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WTA Tut KS3 Gravity

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The force that causes objects with mass to attract one another.

a)

Weight

b)

Gravity

c)

Mass

d)

Magnetism

2.

The gravitational attraction between two objects would increase if both masses are –

a)

increased, and the distance between them is increased.

b)

increased, and the distance between them is decreased.

c)

decreased, and the distance between them is decreased.

d)

decreased, and the distance between them is increased.

3.

Why do planets orbit the Sun?

a)

The Sun is the only celestial object that has a gravitational pull.

b)

The Sun’s chemical composition makes it attract planets.

c)

Only celestial bodies that emit light, like the Sun, can be at the center of an orbit.

d)

The Sun is the most massive object in our solar system, so it exerts the greatest gravitational pull.

4.

Gravity can be defined as the –

a)

force of attraction between two or more masses.

b)

friction created when two objects are in contact.

c)

energy given off by stars due to nuclear reactions.

d)

path an object follows as it moves through space.

5.
Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.
a)
False
b)
True
c)
It depends
6.
Any object with mass has gravity.
a)
True
b)
Sometimes
c)
False
d)
Never
7.
As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity 
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
8.
A person would weigh less on on the Moon than on the Earth because . . .
a)
Moon has more mass, and therefore more gravity
b)
Moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity
c)
Moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity
d)
Moon has less mass and therefore less gravity
9.

Which model has greater gravitational attraction.

a)

model A

b)

model B

c)

both models have equal gravity

10.

When will the gravity between two objects be the LEAST?

a)

when the masses of both objects is small and the objects are close together

b)

when the masses of both objects is small and the objects are far apart

c)

when the masses of both objects is large and the objects are close together

d)

when the masses of both objects is large and the objects are far apart

11.

What two things determine the gravity of an object?

a)

mass & weight

b)

mass & distance

c)

density & mass

d)

volume & distance

12.
Without gravity we would________. 
a)
Float away
b)
Stay in the ground
c)
Nothing would happen.
d)
I don't know
13.

Gravity is greatest when two objects are larger and closer together.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Gravity is a...

a)

Superhero

b)

Force

c)

Place in Alaska

15.
A measure of the amount of matter in an object
a)
mass
b)
weight
c)
gravity
d)
pounds
16.
As mass increases, what happens to gravitational force?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
i don't know