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- 1. Multiple ChoiceAs the mass of a star increases the gravity will _________increasedecreasestay the same
- 2. Multiple ChoiceAs the distance between two objects in space increases the gravity will _______________increasedecreasestay the same
- 3. Multiple ChoiceSmall objects have gravitational pull like you and me?TrueFalse
- 4. Multiple ChoiceA starship approaches a planet. As the ship gets closer the gravitational attraction willIncrease between the planet and starshipDecrease between the planet and starshipStay the same
- 5. Multiple Choice
The ____________ object always orbits the other objectMore massiveLess massiveBigger diameterSmaller diameter - 6. Multiple ChoiceThe gravitational force of the sun is less than the gravitational forces of the planets surrounding it.TrueFalse
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe gravitational force of the sun causes the planets to orbit around it.TrueFalse
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe gravitational forces from the center of the galaxy cause the stars and solar systems surrounding the galaxy to orbit.TrueFalse
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat keeps galaxies together?starsdustgravitydark matter
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWithout gravity the stars in the galaxy wouldcontinue to orbit in a circlemove in a random directionmove in a straight line
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the SI unit used to measure force?poundsgramsnewtonsfriction
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAs distance between two objects increase the pull of gravityIncreasesDecreasesStays the same
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe amount of matter in an object ispressureweightmassforce
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe law of universal gravitation is credited to whom?EinsteinGalileoDarwinNewton
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following never changes no matter where in the universe?weightforcemasspounds
- 16. Multiple ChoiceA person would weigh less on on the Moon than on the Earth because . . .Moon has more mass, and therefore more gravityMoon has less mass, and therefore more gravityMoon has more mass, and therefore less gravityMoon has less mass and therefore less gravity
- 17. Multiple ChoiceTwo factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...mass and distancemass and matterdistance and weightweight and mass
- 18. Multiple ChoiceAs mass increases, what happens to gravitational force?increasesdecreasesstays the samei don't know
- 19. Multiple ChoiceLook at the picture. Is the force of gravity on the boy a push or a pull?PullPush
- 20. Multiple ChoiceAn example of a gravitational interaction is that the Earth...orbits the sunorbits the moonorbits other planetsNone of the above
- 21. Multiple ChoiceA person would weigh more on Jupiter than on the Earth because---Jupiter has less mass, and therefore less gravityJupiter has more mass, and therefore less gravity.Jupiter has less mass, and therefore more gravity.Jupiter has more mass, and therefore more gravity
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