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Gravity

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is gravity?

a)

The force that makes things spin

b)

The force that makes things float in space

c)

The force that pushes everything away from the ground

d)

The force that pulls everything toward the ground

2.

Who was the first person to study gravity?

a)

Nikola Tesla

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Galileo Galilei

3.

What happens to objects when they get closer to the Moon?

a)

They float away into space

b)

They get pulled toward the Moon

c)

They stay in the same place

d)

They get pulled toward the Earth

4.

What is the effect of air resistance on falling objects?

a)

It makes objects fall faster

b)

It makes objects fall slower

c)

It has no effect on falling objects

d)

It makes objects float in the air

5.

What did the experiment with the feather and hammer on the Moon show?

a)

Feathers and hammers don't fall on the Moon

b)

Hammers fall faster than feathers on the Moon

c)

Feathers and hammers fall at the same rate on the Moon

d)

Feathers fall faster than hammers on the Moon

6.

What is the force that keeps objects from flying off the surface of the Earth?

a)

Friction

b)

Magnetism

c)

Gravity

d)

Inertia

7.

What is the effect of distance on the pull of gravity between objects?

a)

The farther objects are, the weaker the pull of gravity

b)

The closer objects are, the stronger the pull of gravity

c)

The farther objects are, the stronger the pull of gravity

d)

The closer objects are, the weaker the pull of gravity

8.

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.

9.

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.

10.

As distance between two objects increases, the pull of gravity 

a)

increases.

b)

decreases.

c)

stays the same.

d)

has no effect.

11.

Which of the following will NOT change in different gravities?

a)
wieght
b)
force
c)
mass
d)
pounds
12.

Why are we pulled to Earth's center and NOT the sun's?

a)

The sun is very LARGE

b)

The sun is very FAR AWAY

c)

Earth has a STRONGER GRAVITY than the sun

d)

Earth ORBITS around the sun

13.

Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...

a)

weight and mass.

b)

distance and weight.

c)

mass and matter.

d)

mass and distance.

14.
Where would you have more mass, on Earth or on the Moon?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
c)

It is the same, mass doesn´t change

d)

In both planets.

15.

Match the following

a)

1.

Largest mass in our solar system

b)

2.

Greater gravity

c)

3.

Less gravity

d)

4.

Air resistance

e)

5.

Earth's gravity holds it close