Gravitational Forces

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is happening in the picture?

gravity

repulsion

pushing

attraction

2.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

A measure of how much matter an object has is--

weight

gravity

mass

volume

3.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What is the definition of "weight"?

measure of the force of gravity on your body

the time it takes to get on a ride

the amount of matter in an object

the size of an object

4.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

On which celestial object (outer space) would your mass be the greatest?

Earth

Jupiter

Sun

Your mass doesn't change on different celestial objects

5.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

On which celestial object would you weigh the most?

Earth

Jupiter

Sun

You would weigh the same on all celestial objects

6.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Why do all of the planets orbit the sun rather than Earth?

the sun has more mass

the sun is a star

the Earth is heavier

the sun is in the middle of the milky way

7.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

As an object's mass increases, its gravitational pull will ____________.

decrease

increase

stay the same

get weaker

8.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

If an object has more mass, then it will

weigh more.

weigh less.

weigh the same as an object with less mass.

always have more volume than an object with less mass.

9.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Why would you weigh less on the moon compared to Earth?

less air

less sunlight

more gravitational pull

less gravitational pull

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity

Increases

Decreases

Stays the same

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following never changes no matter where in the universe?

weight

force

mass

pounds

12.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

As mass increases, what happens to gravitational force?

increases

decreases

stays the same

i don't know

13.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which model has greater gravitational attraction (if any)

Model A

Model B

Both Model A and Model B (same gravity)

14.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which system has the greater gravitational attraction between the two objects (if any)?

System A

System B

Same gravitational attraction fro System A and System B

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The gravitational force between Earth and the Sun causes ______.

Earth to orbit the Moon

Earth to orbit the Sun

Earth's atmosphere

the Moon to orbit Earth

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Differences in the moon's and sun's pull on different sides of the Earth cause _________.

gravity

thunderstorms

tides

Earth's orbit

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Gravity is a ______________ between objects and depends on mass and distance.

force

mass

release

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What do the red arrows symbolize?

The direction in which you would fall off of Earth.

The pull of Earth's gravity on objects to the center of the Earth.

The pull of the Moon's gravity on objects to the center of the Earth.

Where different continents are.

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