Gravity, Mass & Weight

Which planet is the closest to the Sun?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Pluto

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What is gravity?

• a star and all the objects that revolve around it

• a picture or shape created by a group of stars

• a force that pulls objects toward its center

• a force that makes objects drift apart

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When you increase the size of the Earth and the Sun what happens to the gravity?

• the gravity of both Earth & Sun increases

• the gravity of the Earth & Sun decreases

• no one is sure because you cannot increase the size of the Earth & Sun

• all of the above

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What happens to the gravity when you move the Sun & the Earth far away from each other?

• nothing happens everything stays exactly the same

• the gravity of the Earth and the Sun increases

• no one knows because it is impossible to move these objects

• the gravity of the Earth and the sun decrease

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What two factors affects gravitational force?

• nothing affects gravity

• size and shape

• size and distance

• shape and distance

Which is NOT true about mass?

• it is the measure of the amount of matter within an object

• it is constant, meaning it stays the same no matter where you go

• it is measured in Kilograms

• it is a measure of the pull of gravity

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Which planets in our solar system have the most gravity and why?

• the terrestrial planets because they are smaller

• the terrestrial planets because they are larger

• the jovian planets because they are larger

• the jovian planets because they are smaller

What is the proof the universe started as a single point that exploded?

• galaxies are still shrinking around us

• galaxies are still moving away from us

• galaxies are still moving closer to us

• there is no proof

In what shape do planets orbit around the Sun?

• elliptical

• irregular

• no one knows

• spiral

What is weight?

• the amount of mass within an object

• the measure of gravity pulling on an object

• no one knows

• the amount of pounds it says when you step on the scale