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- 1. Multiple Choice
What did Isaac Newton invent in his early twenties?
Thermometer
Microscope
Calculus
Telescope
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the nature of gravity according to Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation?
Repulsive force
Attractive force
Electromagnetic force
Nuclear force
- 3. Multiple Choice
What does the law of gravitational force depend on between two objects?
Color and shape
Speed and direction
Mass and distance
Temperature and pressure
- 4. Multiple Choice
What keeps planets in orbit according to Newton?
Tension force
Gravitational force
Frictional force
Magnetic force
- 5. Multiple Choice
What did Newton realize about the motion of all objects?
They move in circular paths
They move in zigzag paths
They move in curved paths
They move in straight paths
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the force that causes objects to fall or orbit in curved paths?
Gravitational force
Electromagnetic force
Frictional force
Tension force
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the effect of more mass between two objects on gravitational force?
Disappears
Remains the same
Increases
Decreases
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the effect of more distance between two objects on gravitational force?
Increases
Decreases
Disappears
Remains the same
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which System has the greater gravitational pull between the two objects?System 1System 2Same: there is no gravitational attraction between the two objects - 10. Multiple Choice
Which system has the greater gravitational attraction between the two objects (if any)?
System A
System B
System A & System B have the same gravitational force
- 11. Multiple Choice
If an object has MORE ________, it will have MORE gravitational force.
mass
distance
- 12. Multiple Choice
Two factors effecting the magnitude of the gravitational force between 2 objects are...
mass and distance
mass and matter
distance and weight
weight and mass
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which model has greater gravitational attraction?
Model A
Model B
Both Model A and Model B have the same amount of gravity
- 14. Multiple Choice
As distance between two objects increases, the pull of gravity ____.
Increases
Decreases
Stays the same
- 15. Multiple ChoiceGravity attracts all objects towards one another.FalseTrueIt depends
- 16. Multiple Choice
Gravitational force is another name for gravity.
True
False
- 17. Multiple Choice
Without gravity, the stars, planets and all objects in the universe would _______.
continue to orbit each other
move in a random direction
move in a straight line
stop moving
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe gravitational force is:A mutual force created by tensionA mutual force that exists due to the charge of an object.A mutual force that exists due to the mass of an object.A normal force.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe discovery of the "Universal Gravitation" is associated with:Robert HookAlbert EinsteinIsaac NewtonJames Joule
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat states that "every object in the universe attracts every other object"?Law of Universal GravitationNewton's First Law of MotionMy motherInertia & gravity
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