Gravity and Inertia

the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion

• weight

• inertia

• mass

• gravity

A force which tries to pull two objects towards each other is

• gravity

• inertia

• mass

• speed

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Gravity is based on an object's

• mass

• size

• roundness

• brightness

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What keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?

• gravity and inertia together

• gravity

• inertia

• neither gravity or inertia

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What would happen to Earth if there were no inertia?

• Earth would crash into the sun

• Earth would fly out to space

• Earth would collapse

• Earth would orbit the moon

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What would happen to Earth if there were no gravity?

• Earth would crash into the sun

• Earth would fly out to space

• Earth would collapse

• Earth would orbit the moon

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Because of inertia, a moving object will keep ________.

• at rest
• moving
• in one spot
• inertia 

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To change the motion of an object, inertia must be overcome by a __________ acting on the object.

• temperature
• speed
• force
• velocity

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Because of inertia, a resting object will remain at ________.

• rest
• a constant speed
• school
• inertia 

Which of the following will not change in different gravitational fields?

• wieght
• force
• mass
• pounds

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