Gravity

What is gravity?

• A force that pulls objects towards each other

• A type of energy
• A type of light
• A type of sound

Why is gravity important?

• It helps us to stay grounded on earth
• It helps us to fly
• It helps us to breathe
• It helps us to see

When you drop a bowling ball and a marble in a vaccum, what will happen?

• The bowling ball will hit the ground first since it is heavier.

• The marble will hit the ground first since it's lighter.

• They will both hit the ground at the same time because of gravity.

• They will fly into space (whoops).

The first person to study gravity was an English scientist named __________.

• Einstein

• Fig Newton

• Isaac Newton

• Chris P. Bacon

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Life on Earth would be impossible without gravity.

• true

• false

When you throw an object (like a ball), why does it hit the ground?

• Because of magic
• Because it's heavy
• Because of gravity
• Because it's round

If you drop a watermelon and a golf ball from the Eiffel Tower, what will happen?

• The watermelon will hit the ground first because of AIR RESISTANCE!

• Both will hit the ground at approximately the same time.
• The golf ball will bounce back up.
• Both will float in the air.