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Gravity and Motion

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The strength of the force of gravity depends on ...

a)

distance between the two objects

b)

mass of the two objects

c)

mass of objects and distance between them

2.

When an object travels around another object in space, we call this

a)

terminal velocity

b)

projectile motion

c)

orbit

d)

rocket science

3.

this occurs when only gravity is acting on an object

a)

terminal velocity

b)

free fall

c)

projectile motion

d)

air resistance

4.

If a feather and a hammer are dropped at the same time which one will hit the ground first?

a)

it can be one or the other depending on how fast they fall

b)

hammer because it has more mass

c)

feather because it has less mass

d)

both will hit at the same time

5.

This force holds us to earth’s surface.

a)

friction

b)

mass

c)

gravity

d)

tension

6.

Which model has greater gravitational attraction (if any)

a)

Model A

b)

Model B

c)

Both Model A and Model B (same gravity)

7.

What force is acting on the cat at the end?

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

c)

Momentum

8.

Which forces does this train have to overcome to reach its maximum speed?

a)

electricity, friction, and air resistance

b)

gravitational, magnetic, normal force

c)

tension, spring, friction

d)

friction, air resistance, gravitational

9.

Orbital motion is a combination of which 2 motions

a)

frictional resistance and spinning

b)

free fall and forward motion

c)

horizontal acceleration and friction

d)

weightlessness and free fall

10.

All objects on Earth fall at the same rate once air resistance and other factors are removed

a)

true

b)

false

11.

Gravity ...

a)

repels all objects away from each other

b)

attracts all objects towards each other

c)

is the amount of matter in an object

12.

Weight is ...

a)

how tall something is

b)

measure of inertia on an object

c)

measure of the force of gravity on an object

13.

As objects get farther apart their gravitational force

a)

stays the same

b)

increases

c)

decreases

14.

The force that attracts all objects toward each other is called

a)

motion

b)

inertia

c)

gravity

d)

magnetism

15.

The more mass 2 objects have the __________ the gravitational pull

a)

stronger

b)

weaker

16.

All matter is affected by gravity because all matter has

a)

volume

b)

energy

c)

mass

d)

motion

17.

Gravity makes large objects into this shape

a)

sphere

b)

cube

c)

cylinder

d)

pyramid

18.

You weigh ___________ on the moon.

a)

the same

b)

more

c)

less

19.

The first scientist to realize that there was a force acting between the Earth and the moon that kept them in orbit

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Bill Nye

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Isaac Newton

20.

The strength of the force of gravity depends on

a)

The weight of the objects and their speeds

b)

The distance of the objects and their speeds

c)

The masses of the objects and the distance between them

d)

Mass of the objects and their speeds

21.

The moon's gravity is only a fraction of the Earth's gravity. Which fraction represents the moon's gravity compared to Earth?

a)

1/3

b)

1/6

c)

1/4

d)

1/2

22.

The force of gravity gets weaker as the distance between objects increases.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

The scientific law that states that every object in the universe attracts every other object.

a)

Law of Universal Gravitation

b)

Newton's First Law of Motion

c)

Force

d)

The Law of the Universe

24.

Gravity and Motion

a)

The force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth

b)

The speed at which an object moves

c)

The resistance of an object to change its state of motion

d)

The energy stored in an object due to its position

25.

Gravity and Motion

a)

The acceleration due to gravity on Earth is approximately 9.8m/s29.8 \, m/s^2

b)

The acceleration due to gravity on Earth is approximately 5.8m/s25.8 \, m/s^2

c)

The acceleration due to gravity on Earth is approximately 12.8m/s212.8 \, m/s^2

d)

The acceleration due to gravity on Earth is approximately 15.8m/s215.8 \, m/s^2