Mass and Weight

What is the definition of "weight"?

• measure of the force of gravity on your body
• the time it takes to get on a ride 
• the amount of matter in an object
• the size of an object

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A measure of how much matter an object has is--

• weight
• gravity
• mass
• volume

The weight of an object _________ as it moves away from the center of Earth.

• increases
• stays the same
• triples
• decreases

The mass of an object ___________ as it moves away from the center of Earth

• stays the same
• decreases
• increases
• doubles

On which celestial object would you weigh the most?

• Earth
• Jupiter
• Sun
• You would weigh the same on all celestial objects

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As an object's mass increases, its gravitational pull will ____________.

• decrease
• increase
• stay the same
• get weaker

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Why do all of the planets orbit the sun rather than Earth?

• the sun has more mass

• the sun is a star

• the Earth is heavier

• the sun is in the middle of the milky way

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what would happen to the force of gravity on you if you decreased in mass?

• the force of gravity would increase
• the force of gravity would decrease
• the force of gravity would remain the same
• your mass does not influence gravity

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Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...

• mass and distance 
• mass and matter
• distance and weight 
• weight and mass

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Which of the following never changes no matter where in the universe?

• weight
• force
• mass
• pounds

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