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WorksheetsGravitational Forces
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 45mins
The moon's gravity is 1/6th the Earth's gravity. Which of the following statements is true?
You will have less mass on the moon
You will weigh less on the moon
You will be weightless on the moon
Nothing changes on the moon
The force between two masses
Mass
Force
Gravitational Forces
Interacting Objects
Gravitational force
Gravitational Force
Mass
Force
Attract
The matter in an object, which affects gravitational forces
Gravitational forces
Forces
Mass
Attract
A rocket can escape Earth's gravity by traveling at high speed.
Gravitational force
Forces
Mass
Attract
What are the two factors that affect the gravitational force?
Mass and Weight
Mass and Distance
Distance and Weight
Height and Weight
Which of the following data would support the claim that the gravitational force between objects depends on mass?
An object's weight can change depending on where it is on Earth.
The further a planet is away from the sun, the smaller the gravitational force.
Gravitational force is stronger on more massive planets.
A rocket can escape Earth's gravity by traveling at high speed.
The Sun is much more massive than the Earth and has much more gravitational force. Why does the Sun not pull us from the Earth?
The Sun's gravitational force does not effect humans.
The Earth is closer to us.
The moon is closer to us and blocks the force of gravity from the sun.
The Sun is too massive.
Luke was using a simulator to find out how much he would weigh on different planets. he recorded his data in the table above. Explain why Luke's weight is so different on each planet.
Luke's mass changes from planet to planet.
Each planet's gravitational force exerted on Luke is different.
Luke made an error entering information on the simulation.
He changed his diet from planet to planet.
Which of the following does NOT affect the gravitational force between the Earth and the Sun?
The mass of the Earth
The mass of the Sun
The distance between the Earth and the Sun
The net electrical charge of the Earth
The table provided shows data collected during an experiment. Which of the following claims is supported by the data.
Gravitational forces are proportional to the masses of the two objects
Gravitational forces are stronger between objects with identical masses
Gravitational forces are weakest when one object is more massive than the other
Gravitational forces can never exceed an upper limit, regardless of the masses
An astronaut way out in space is considered to be "weightless" this is because -
His mass is so small relative to the Earth that gravity doesn't affect him
Gravitational force decreases greatly over long distances
Gravitational force pushes objects away from each other at long distances
Objects far away from the Earth have less mass.
The table shows the masses and relative gravitational pulls of various planets in the solar system.
Increases
Decreases
Varies
Stays constant
The force of gravity is stronger when the masses are (a) or the object are closer together.
As the distance increases between the Sun and a planet, the gravitational pull _______________.
stays the same
increases
decreases
is not affected
As a spaceship moves farther away from Earth, the strength of the gravitational forces between Earth and the spaceship-
stays the same
increases
decreases
is not affected
An engineer working at a phone company was designing a new satellite. She wanted to make the satellite energy-efficient, requiring as little energy as possible to fight the pull of gravity and keep the satellite in orbit. What should she do to accomplish this goal?
Give the satellite extra solar panels
Make the satellite as lightweight as possible
Instruct the astronauts to put the satellite in a lower orbit
Build a more powerful thruster to keep the satellite in orbit
Gravity on Earth, pulls things to the center of the Earth.
True
False
If an object weighs 100 N on Earth, will it have the same weight on the Jupiter? Why or why not?
If the mass of of an object is 50 grams on Earth, would it have the same mass on the moon? Why or why not?
