Gravity

As the distance between 2 objects increases, what happens to gravitational force?

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same
• i don't know

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Which of the following will change with different gravitational forces?

• mass
• amount of matter in an object
• weight
• kilograms

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If Earth's mass was cut in half, what would happen to your mass?

• increase because gravitational force increases
• decrease because gravitational force decreases
• decrease because gravitational force increases
• nothing, mass is not affected by gravitational force

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When will the forces of gravity between two objects be the GREATEST?

• when the masses of both objects are small and the objects are far apart

• when the masses of both objects are large and the objects are close together

• when the masses of both objects are small and the objects are close together

• when the masses of both objects are large and the objects are far apart

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Which statement about gravity is true?

• gravity causes objects to pull towards one another

• gravity causes objects to push away from each other

• gravity only takes place between planets

• the moon doesn't have any gravity

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What is the SI unit used to measure force? 

• pounds 
• grams 
• newtons 
• kg/ m²

Who said that falling objects fall at the same rate?

• Galileo
• Kepler
• Brahe
• Copernicus

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When only the force of gravity is acting on an object, we say that the object is in ___________________________.

• Terminal Velocity
• Free Fall
• Projectile motion
• Centripetal Force

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If a bowling ball and a feather were dropped at the same time, in a room with no air resistance (vacuum), which object will hit the ground first?

• Bowling Ball
• Feather
• Both would hit at the same time
• Neither one would hit the ground because air is what pushing things down.

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Any object with mass has gravity.

• True
• Sometimes
• False
• Never

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