WorksheetsUniversal Gravitation
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What states that "every object in the universe attracts every other object"?
a)
Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
b)
Newton's First Law of Motion
c)
Newton's Second Law of Motion
d)
Newton's Third Law of Motion
2.
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
3.
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
4.
Force of gravity is directly proportional to
a)
Mass
b)
Weight
c)
Distance
d)
Time
5.
Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.
a)
False
b)
True
c)
It depends
6.
What is gravitational force?
a)
a force that attracts any object
b)
a force that pushes any object
c)
a force that shrinks any object
d)
a force that enlarges anyobject
7.
Doubling the mass of ONE object would have what effect on the gravitational force between them? (a)
Choose from the below words
the force would double
the force would quadruple
the force would stay the same
the force would be 1/2 as much
8.
Using the information in the diagram and the equation below, what is F?
F = G d2m1m2
a)
50
b)
500
c)
250
d)
100
9.
Using the information in the diagram and the equation below, what is F?
F = G d2m1m2
a)
1.22x1021
b)
6.41x1027
c)
1.83x1031
d)
9.61x1037
10.
__________holds all of the planets in orbit around the sun.
a)
Force
b)
Motion
c)
Weight
d)
Gravity
11.
Force of gravity is inversely proportional to
a)
Mass
b)
Weight
c)
Distance
d)
Time
12.
What is the value of gravitation constant...
a)
3×108 ms−1
b)
6.67 ×10−11 Nm2kg−2
c)
6.63×10−9 Nm2
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