Gravitational Force - Test Review

A measure of the force of gravity on an object is _____.

• mass

• weight

• gravity

• orbit

Data that supports or disputes a scientific idea is called _____.

• weight

• evidence

• gravity

• air resistance

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The friction between the air and a moving object is called _____.

• weight

• evidence

• gravity

• air resistance

Objects with more mass have _____ gravity.

• less

• more

• the same amount of

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The attraction that any object of mass has for other objects is _________ force.

• supersonic

• gravitational

• frictional

• air resistance

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True or False? Gravity keeps the Earth in orbit around the sun.

• True

• False

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What force is experienced less on the Moon than here on Earth?

• accleration

• friction

• gravity

• speed

Which BEST describes the direction that gravity pulls objects?

• away from the sun

• away from Earth

• towards the center of the Earth

• to the floor

What two things determine the gravity of an object?

• mass & weight

• mass & distance

• density & mass

• volume & distance

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Which is a use of air resistance?

• swimming in a pool

• opening a parachute

• falling asleep

• going to the moon

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