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Gravity Knowledge Check

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 15mins

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1. What mainly determines the location of a celestial body in space?

A. Gravitational pull of the object with a larger mass as well as the proximity (closeness) of that object

B. Speed of the orbit of the object with the larger mass as well as the proximity (closeness) of that object

C. Acceleration of the orbit of the object with the larger mass as well as the proximity (closeness) of that object

D. Gravitational pull of the object with a smaller mass as well as the proximity (closeness) of that objectand further distance from that object

2. Which student gave the most accurate response?

Student A

Student B

Student C

Student D

3. Mars has two moons. They each remain in orbit around Mars because of the force of -

A. Mars' rotation

B. Each moon's rotation

C. The sun's gravity

D. Mars' gravity

4. What force causes Neptune to travel along a curved path instead of moving a straight line as indicated by the red dotted line in the diagram?

A. Electromagnetic attraction between the sun and Neptune

B. Gravitational attraction between the sun and Neptune

C. Electromagnetic attraction between Uranus and Neptune

D. Gravitational attraction between Uranus and Neptune

5. What keeps planets in the solar system from moving in straight lines through the galaxy?

A. Radiant Energy

B. Gravity

C. Potential Energy

D. Electromagnetic Waves

6. Using the picture below, how would the studenet explain Earth's path around the sun?

A. Earth's path is a result of the magnetic attraction between Earth and the sun.

B. Earth's path is a result of the potential energy stored in Earth that originated in the sun.

C. Earth's path is a result of the gravitational attraction between the sun and Earth.

D. Earth's path is a result of the electromagnetic energy from the sun pulling on Earth.

Two objects move toward each other gravitationally. As they get closer, the force between them:

remains constant

increases

decreases

Gravity is a force that:

Only affects objects on Earth

Pulls objects towards each other

Pushes objects away from each other

Exists only in outer space

What is weight?

The amount of matter in an object

The force of gravity acting on an object

The speed at which an object falls

The force an object exerts on a surface

10.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects the gravitational force between two objects?

The mass of the first object

The mass of the second object

The color of the objects

The distance between the two objects

11.

If the distance between two masses is doubled, how does the gravitational force between them change?

It doubles

It quadruples

It is halved

It is reduced to a quarter

12.

All objects in the universe have a gravitational attraction to each other.

True

False

13.

What force is acting on the cat at the end?

Gravity

Friction

Momentum

14.

What pulls a ball back to earth?

Gas

Gravity

Friction

Molecules

15.

Object attract towards Earth due to ___________.

Muscular Force

Gravity

Friction

Magnetic Force

16.

An Orange falls off a tree and lands on the ground. What force caused the orange to fall?

friction

heat

gravity

wind

17.

A force that acts between any two masses is called:

friction

vectors

gravity

18.

Which force is responsible for keeping the planets in orbit around the sun?

Frictional force

Magnetic force

Gravitational force

Push force

19.

According to Sir Isaac Newton, gravity depends on two factors. What are they?

Mass and distance

Volume and density

Sie and shape

Mass and Volume

20.

The weight of a person on Earth is 6 times his or her weight on the Moon. What type of force is responsible for a person's weight?

Inertia

Electromagnetic

Gravitational

Mechanical

21.

What does the strength of gravity between two objects depend upon?

Mass & distance

Mass & weight

Gravity & inertia

Inertia & mass

22.

Jupiter has about 317 times more mass than Earth. What can you infer from this fact?

That Jupiter’s gravitational force is much weaker than on Earth’s gravitational force.

That Jupiter’s gravitational force is much stronger than Earth’s gravitational force.

That Jupiter’s and Earth’s gravitational forces are equal.

Mass has no effect on the gravitational force between two objects

23.

The weight of an object_______as it moves away from the center of Earth

increases

stays the same

triples

decreases

100 %

Gravity Knowledge Check

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 15mins

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