Gravity of Earth

What is gravity?

• A force
• Energy
• A push
• All of them

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The law of universal gravitation is credited to whom? 

• Einstein 
• Galileo
• Darwin
• Newton 

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Gravity attracts all objects towards one another. 

• True
• False 

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Look at the picture.  Is the force of gravity on the boy a push or a pull? 

• Pull
• Push

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An object with mass has gravity.

• True
• False 

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An example of an effect of gravitational pull is that the Earth...

• revolves around the Sun on its orbit

• revolves the moon

• orbits other planets

• the occurrence of high and low tide

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__________holds all of the planets in orbit around the sun.

• Force
• Motion
• Weight
• Gravity

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What is the SI unit used to measure force?

• metres (m)

• grams (g)

• newtons (N)

• kg/ m²

Gravity is a ________ force.

• pushing
• pulling

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What is the biggest challenge a rocket must overcome just to leave the ground?

• Earth's air pressure
• Earth's friction
• Earth's gravity
• Earth's magnetism

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