gravity quiz

Gravity is the force that ___ things towards ____.

• Pushes;

  The center of the Earth

• Pulls;

  The center of the Earth

• Pushes;

  Down

• Pulls; Down

Answer explanation

Earth's gravity pulls everything around it towards its center.

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Your weight is ....

• The amount of force gravity pulls you with.

• The same thing as your mass.

• How much matter you have.

• How big you are.

Answer explanation

The Earth's gravity pulls with more force on some things than others, and we call that force their weight.

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Your mass is .....

• The same thing as your weight.

• The number of atoms or molecules in your body.

• How much matter you are made of.

• How big you are.

Answer explanation

Your mass is just how much stuff is packed into you.

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Your volume is ...

• How much matter you have.

• How heavy you are.

• How many atoms or molecules you have in your body.

• How much space you take up.

Answer explanation

How much space something occupies is its volume, and it's not the same as its mass.

If the Earth had the same volume (size) but more mass, gravity would be....

• Stronger

• Weaker

• The same

• No way to tell

Answer explanation

Gravity exists because the Earth has mass. All objects with mass attract each other with gravity.

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If the Earth had the same mass but more volume, gravity would be....

• Stronger

• Weaker

• The same

• No way to tell

Answer explanation

The farther away you are from the Earth's center, the weaker gravity will be.

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If you were go travel to the moon, your weight would....

• Get bigger, because the moon has less mass than the earth

• Get smaller, because the moon has less mass than the earth

• Stay the same, because your weight doesn't depend on gravity

• Stay the same, because there's no air on the moon

Answer explanation

Remember, it's mass that causes gravity. The moon has less mass than the Earth, so its gravity is weaker, and it pulls you with less force.

Therefore, you would weigh less on the moon.

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If you were go travel to the moon, your mass would....

• Get bigger, because the moon has less mass than the earth

• Get smaller, because the moon has less mass than the earth

• Stay the same, because your mass doesn't depend on gravity

• Stay the same, because there's no air on the moon

Answer explanation

Your mass is a property of you! It doesn't depend on gravity.

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If you were to travel to the top of the tallest mountain, your weight would....

• get smaller, because there's less air pressure

• get bigger, because there's less air pressure

• get smaller, because you're farther from the Earth's center

• get bigger, because you're farther from the Earth's center

Answer explanation

The farther you are from the Earth's center, the weaker gravity is, so it will pull you with less force.

Therefore, you will weigh less.

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If you were to travel to the top of the tallest mountain, your mass would....

• stay the same, because your mass does not depend on gravity

• stay the same, because you're still on earth

• get smaller, because you're farther from the Earth's center

• get bigger, because you're farther from the Earth's center

Answer explanation

Your mass is a property of you! It doesn't depend on graviy.