Gravity Quiz

Who discovered gravity about 300 years ago?

• Nikola Tesla

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Galileo Galilei

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What did Sir Isaac Newton see falling from a tree that led to his discovery of gravity?

• Pear

• Apple

• Orange

• Banana

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What causes tides in the sea and oceans?

• Earth's rotation

• Sunlight

• Wind

• Moon's gravitational pull

Why does a stone fall on the ground faster than a piece of paper?

• Stone has more air resistance

• Stone has more mass

• Paper has more mass

• Stone has less gravity

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What keeps planets orbiting around the Sun?

• Magnetic force

• Gravitational pull

• Solar wind

• Planetary alignment

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What is the Moon's gravitational pull compared to Earth's gravitational pull?

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 1/6

• 1/3

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What happens to a person's weight on the Moon compared to Earth?

• It remains the same

• It triples

• It reduces to 1/6th

• It doubles

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What did Sir Isaac Newton call the force that made the apple fall on the ground?

• Magnetism

• Gravity

• Inertia

• Friction

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What does the size of the gravitational pull depend on?

• Mass of the object

• Color of the object

• Shape of the object

• Temperature of the object

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Why does the Moon rotate around the Earth and not float away?

• Due to Moon's gravity

• Due to Earth's rotation

• Due to Sun's gravity

• Due to Earth's magnetic field

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