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Gravitational Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Two football players sitting next to each other exert a gravitational force, F on each other. They remove their pads, so that the mass of each player becomes one-half of his original value. Which of the following represents the present gravitational force between the players?

a)

F/4

b)

F/16

c)

F/2

d)

F/8

2.

Two pickup trucks each have a mass of 2,000kg. The gravitational force between the trucks is 3.00x10-5 . One pickup truck is then loaded with 1,000kg of bricks. What is the new gravitational force between the two trucks?

a)
2.00x10^-5 N
b)
5.00x10^-5 N
c)
4.50x10^-5 N
d)
3.00x10^-5 N
3.

Who first put forth the heliocentric model of the solar system?

a)
Nicolaus Copernicus
b)
Johannes Kepler
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Galileo Galilei
4.

Which of the following choices describes the Chronological Order of scientist who contributed to the understanding of the concepts of gravity?

a)

Cavendish,Aristotle, Newton, Einstein

b)

Aristotle, Newton, Cavendish, Einstein

c)

Aristotle, Cavendish, Newton, Einstein

d)

Einstein, Aristotle, Cavendish, Newton

5.

What was Newton's contribution to gravity

a)

He sailed to the edge of the world

b)

He discovered the laws of planetary motion

c)

He proved that the Sun revolved around the Earth

d)

He derived/discovered the Universal Law of Gravitation

6.

What is the attraction due to gravity of the Moon on the Earth?

-The mass of the moon is 7.36x10^22 

The distance is 3.84x10^8

The mass of the Earth is 5.98x10^24  

G=6.67x10^-11

a)

1.99x10^20

b)

16.9x10^55

c)

0N

d)

11.5x10^38

7.

Who discovered the three laws of planetary motion?

a)
Johannes Kepler
b)
Galileo Galilei
c)

Bill Nye the Science Guy

d)
Isaac Newton
8.

Who experimentally determined the value for G, the gravitational constant?

a)

Puff Daddy

b)
Isaac Newton
c)
Albert Einstein
d)
Henry Cavendish
9.

What is the force of gravity in Newtons between two asteroids?

-Asteriod A mass is 1,211,748kg

-Asteriod B mass is 767,007kg

Distance 88meters

G=6.67x10^-11

a)
1.20 x 10^-5 N
b)

8.005x10^-3 N

c)
5.00 x 10^-6 N
d)
9.81 x 10^-6 N
10.

Who describes gravity as a warping of time and space?

a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Stephen Hawking
c)
Galileo Galilei
d)
Isaac Newton
11.

Two asteroids exert a gravitational force, F, on each other. Sometime later, the asteroids are three times as far from each other as before. Which of the following represents the gravitational force at this distance?

a)
F/3
b)
F/6
c)
F/9
d)
2F
12.

What is the distance between a 899kg compact car and a 2,328kg pickup truck if the gravitational force between them is about .0001N?

a)

.023 meters

b)

2.03 meters

c)

1.32 meters

d)

1.18 meters

13.

A comet is moving in its orbit toward the Sun. As it approaches the Sun, part of the comet evaporates due to the Sun's heat. The comet and Sun exert a gravitational force, F, on each other. After six weeks, the comet and the Sun are one-eighth of their original distance apart, and the comet is one-fourth of its original mass. Which of the following is the force on the comet at the final distance?

a)
4F
b)
8F
c)
32F
d)
16F
14.

Determine the gravitational force of attraction between two 3.5kg bowling balls whose centers are exactly 2.0 meters from each other.

a)
3.25 × 10^-10 N
b)

2.04 × 10^-10 N

c)
6.67 × 10^-11 N
d)
1.75 × 10^-9 N
15.

Earth is slightly farther from the Sun in June than it is in December. The force of gravity of the Earth in June compared to December is small due to

a)

An increase in the mass of both objects

b)

A decrease in the mass of the Sun

c)

The increased distance between the masses.

d)

A decrease in the mass of the Earth

16.

Determine the distance from the Earth to the Moon.

-The mass of the moon is 7.36x10^22 

-The mass of the Earth is 5.98x10^24  

The gravitational force between the Earth and Moon is 1.99x10^20 N

G=6.67x10^-11

a)

384,000,000

b)

19,600

c)

24,600,000,000

d)

1.47x10^17

17.

As mass of the 1st object goes up, then F grav goes

a)

down

b)

up

c)

remains the same

d)

over the cheese

18.

As mass of the 2nd object decrease, then F grav

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stays the same

d)

goes over the cheese

19.

As the distance between the object increase then F grav......

a)

increase

b)

decreases

c)

reamains the same

d)

goes over the cheese

20.

What is my first name?

a)

George

b)

Ebony

c)

North Forney

d)

Hairballs