G8 Physics Quiz

What is the SI unit of weight?

• Newton

• Kilometer

• Meter

• Second

What is the gravitational field?

• The area where magnetic forces act

• The region where gravitational forces are present

• The surface of an object

• The boundary between two objects

What type of force is gravitational force?

• Contact force

• Non-contact force

• Frictional force

• Magnetic force

What pulls objects toward Earth?

• Friction

• Magnetic field

• Gravitational force

• Electric force

What is the unit of mass in the SI system?

• Kilometer

• Kilogram

• Second

• Meter

What happens to gravitational force if the mass of one object doubles?

• It decreases

• It doubles

• It remains the same

• It halves

What is the force that acts upward on an object resting on a surface?

• Gravitational force

• Normal force

• Frictional force

• Tension force

Gravitational force depends on which factors?

• Mass of objects and distance between them

• Volume of objects and distance between them

• Mass and velocity of objects

• Volume and density of objects

Mass changes when an object is moved from Earth to the Moon.

• True

• False

Which statement best describes why your weight on Earth would change on another planet?

• Dehydration effects on different planets change weight.

• In general, the smaller the planet, the greater weight.

• Different planets have different gravitational pulls.

• Weight does not change, no matter where you are.