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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the force that pulls objects down toward the Earth?
gravity
friction
air resistance
- 2. Multiple Choice
Gravity is the force of attraction ___
on a heavy object, due to a lighter one
between two objects of the same size
between any two objects made of matter
- 3. Multiple Choice
The force that causes objects with mass to attract one another.
Weight
Gravity
Mass
Magnetism
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why do planets orbit the Sun?
The Sun is the only celestial object that has a gravitational pull.
The Sun’s chemical composition makes it attract planets.
Only celestial bodies that emit light, like the Sun, can be at the center of an orbit.
The Sun is the most massive object in our solar system, so it exerts the greatest gravitational pull.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceAny object with mass has gravity.TrueSometimesFalseNever
- 6. Multiple ChoiceAs distance between two objects increase the pull of gravityIncreasesDecreasesStays the same
- 7. 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
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following will not change in different gravitational fields?weightforcemasspounds
- 9. Open Ended
A physical science test book has a mass of 2.2 kg.
a. What is the weight on the Earth?
- 10. Open Ended
b. What is the weight on Mars (g = 3.7 m/s2 )
- 11. Open Ended
c. If the textbook weights 19.6 newtons on Venus, What is the strength of gravity on Venus
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