Flocabulary - Gravity

Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.

• False

• True

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Any object with mass is surrounded by a gravitational field.

• True

• False

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As distance between two objects increases, the pull of gravity

• gets weaker

• gets stronger

• stays the same

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The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's ______.

• mass

• matter

• weight

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

• weight

• pounds

• mass

LeBron James couldn't dunk a basketball on Jupiter because:

• Jupiter's large mass makes its gravitational pull extremely strong.

• Only Michael Jordan can sink baskets on Jupiter.

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Your mass on the moon is different than on Earth.

• True

• False

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Who came up with the theory of gravity?

• Isaac Newton

• Fig Newton

• Alfred Nobel

• Nicolas Tesla

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Jupiter is heavier (weight) because it has more:

• atmosphere

• rings

• mass

• aliens

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Does everything have some gravity?

• Yes

• No

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