Gravity

A force that pulls objects toward each other.

• Weight
• Gravity
• Mass
• Inertia

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The amount of matter in an object.

• Mass
• Weight
• Gravity
• Inertia

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The force of gravity on an object's mass.

• Mass
• Gravity
• Weight
• Inertia

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The distance from Earth to the Sun (150 million km).

• Astronomical Unit (AU)
• Light Year (LY)
• Millions of Km
• Orbit

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The force that keeps something at rest or moving in the same straight line unless something changes its motion.

• Weight
• Gravity
• Mass
• Inertia

The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space. It is caused by gravity and inertia.

• Orbit
• Rotation
• Perihelion
• Light Year

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Which of the following would NOT determine an object's gravity?

• Weight
• The distance between two objects
• The size of an object.

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Which of these statements is true?

• Mass and Weight are always the same wherever you are in the universe
• Your weight stays the same when you move to a different planet
• Your mass would stay the same, but your gravity would change if you move from Earth to Jupiter.
• Gravity can push an object away.

True or False: Gavity causes things to have weight.

• true
• false

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True or False: Gravity has nothing to do with stars and galaxies.

• true
• false

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