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Gravity

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is gravity?

a)

Push or Pull upon an object.

b)

Change in speed of an object.

c)

Force that pulls object to the center of the earth.

2.

Which planet has the most gravity?

a)

Mercury

b)

Jupiter.

c)

Mars.

d)

Earth.

3.

Who discovered gravity?

a)

George Washington

b)

Issac Newton

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Benjamin Franklin

4.

What would happen if there was no gravity?

a)

We would die and the earth would break.

b)

We would live and the earth would stay together.

5.

Do all stars have gravity?

a)

Maybe.

b)

Yes.

c)

No.

6.

What is Force?

a)

Amount of gravity in an object.

b)

Push or pull apon an object.

c)

Opposing forced air.

d)

Change in speed of an object.

7.

What is a push/pull?

a)

Gravity.

b)

Curved path.

c)

Amount of gravity in an object.

d)

When you use a force and move something.

8.

True or false gravitity pushes earth.

a)

True.

b)

False.

9.

Two identical objects of the same of the same size and shape are dropped. One is dropped from a table, while the other object is dropped from the top of a tall building. Which will hit the ground with more impact?

a)

Both.

b)

The one from the tall building.

c)

The one from the table.

d)

None.

10.

How does the moon control the earths tides?

a)

The tides follow the moon.

b)

The tides follow the earth.

c)

None of the above.

d)

The moons gravity tugs on the ocean.

11.

________ is amount of matter an object has.

a)

Force

b)

Mass

c)

Matter

d)

Gravity

12.

What happens if you throw a baseball up in the air?

a)

It will slow down but then it will float away.

b)

It will turn invisible.

c)

It will float up to space.

d)

It will slow down then fall to the center of the earth.

13.

Does the mass of an object have an effect of speed at which it falls and why?

a)

Yes, the item with less mass will fall first cause it is smaller.

b)

Yes, the item with more mass will fall first cause it is heavier.

c)

No, the mass of an object does not matter because of gravity.

d)

No, the mass of an object does not have an effect

14.

What is weight?

a)

A force that pulls you to the center of the earth.

b)

Force of gravity in the object.

c)

A curved path.

d)

A push or pull opon an object.

15.

Due to gravity, a ball placed on a slope will always:

a)

Roll uphill.

b)

Roll downhill.

c)

Disappear.

d)

Float into space.

16.

How did Sir Isaac Newton discover gravity?

a)

He went into space and saw the earth's tilt and knew it was gravity.

b)

He searched it up on the internet.

c)

He felt an apple fall on his on his head and then thought it was a force.

d)

Isaac Newton did not discover gravity.

17.

What does gravity pull us to?

a)

Into the ocean.

b)

To outer space.

c)

The center of the earth.

d)

The edge of the earth.

18.

Why does the moon orbit the sun?

a)

All of the above.

b)

Because the moon is much closer to the earth than it is to the sun.

c)

Because the moon is closer to the sun than it is to the earth.

d)

The moon does not orbit the sun.

19.

How does the moon control the earths tides?

a)

The tides follow the moon.

b)

The moons gravity tugs on the ocean.

c)

None of the above.

d)

The tides follow the earth.

20.

Would a person fly on earth?

a)

Yes.

b)

No.

c)

Maybe.