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Gravitation Force

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why doesn't the moon crash into the Earth?
a)
The moon has more mass, so the Earth orbits around it.
b)
The moon's gravitational force is weak.
c)
Inertia keeps the moon stationary.
d)
The moon has a lot of mass and is farther away.
2.

as the mass of an object increases, the pull of gravity...

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

3.

Why do we have a stronger gravitational attraction with Earth than the Sun?

a)

the sun has a larger mass

b)

the Earth has a larger mass

c)

we are closer to center of sun

d)

we are closer to center of Earth

4.
A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.
a)
Force
b)
Gravity
c)
Gravitational Pull
d)
Weight
5.

If a feather and a hammer are dropped at the same time on the moon, where there is no atmosphere, which one will hit the ground first?

a)

Neither, there is no gravity on the moon.

b)

hammer because it has more mass

c)

feather because it has less mass

d)

both will hit at the same time, there is no wind resistance

6.
What does the strength of gravity between two objects depend upon?
a)
Mass & distance
b)
Mass & weight
c)
Gravity & inertia
d)
Inertia & mass
7.
Which of these best describes why your weight (on Earth) would change on another planet?
a)
Dehydration effects on different planets change weight.
b)
In general, the smaller the planet, the greater weight
c)
Different planets have different gravitational pulls
d)
Weight does not change, no matter where you are.
8.
Which of the following will not change in different gravitational fields?
a)
weight
b)
force
c)
mass
d)
pounds
9.

The force of gravity (mass x gravity) is also known as...

a)

mass

b)

weight

c)

distance

d)

acceleration

10.

What does magnitude mean?

a)

type

b)

size

c)

distance

d)

speed

11.

The planets in the Solar System revolve around the Sun because the Sun is

a)

the source of most heat and light energy

b)

the strongest source of gravity in the solar system

c)

older than other objects in the solar system

d)

made of hydrogen and helium

12.

If all are equal distances apart, which has the greatest gravitational pull?

a)

elephant

b)

ant

c)

dog

d)

feather

13.

Which force is always attractive?

a)

tension

b)

magnetic

c)

electric

d)

gravitational

14.

As distance increases between the sun and an object, gravitational attraction

a)

increases

b)

decreases

15.

____________ _________ keeps all objects in the solar system orbiting around the sun.

a)

Tension

b)

Applied force

c)

gravitational pull

16.

What factor is responsible for any object's gravity?

a)

the sun

b)

earth

c)

the object's mass

d)

distance

17.

Why does a sock stick to a shirt after being in the dryer?

a)

both are positively charged

b)

one is neutral

c)

one is negative and one is positive

d)

both are positive

18.

What will a negative charge do with a negative charge?

a)

repel

b)

attract

c)

nothing

19.

Which is true of magnets?

a)

They affect electrically charged particles

b)

attracts or repels any object

c)

attracts or repels other magnets

d)

attracts or repels any metal

20.

What is true of a bar magnet?

a)

the poles are the weakest

b)

there are 2 south poles

c)

there are two north poles

d)

the poles are the strongest

21.

What happens to a charge when you decrease the distance?

a)

increases

b)

decreases