Gravity in Space Review

A rocket approaching a planet is affected by the planet's gravity. Identify the rocket's most likely path.

• The rocket will be pushed away as it passes the planet

• .The rocket will pass by with no effect on it.

• The rocket will be attracted to the planet.

• The rocket will be pushed back in the opposite direction.

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Look at the picture to answer the question. A stone is attached to a spring balance. The stone pulls the spring of the balance downward because:

• it attracts the spring towards it

• the spring pushes the stone downward

• Earth's gravity pulls the stone downward

• the stone and the spring have opposite magnetic poles

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Jupiter is much larger than Earth. What would happen to an astronaut on Jupiter?

• The astronaut would weigh the same on Jupiter as on Earth

• The astronaut would weigh a little less on Jupiter than on Earth

• The astronaut would weigh more on Jupiter than on Earth

• The astronaut would have no weight at all on Jupiter

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The graph represents the change in gravitational attraction between two objects of similar masses as a function of the distance between them. Which statement best describes how the gravitational attraction between objects is related to their distance from each other?

• Gravitational attraction increases as the objects get farther apart.

• Gravitational attraction decreases as the objects get farther apart.

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When the Apollo astronauts went to the moon, they weighed about one-sixth of what they weighed on Earth because __________.

• they lost a lot of weight during their journey to the moon

• they were much farther from Earth

• the moon's mass is less than the Earth's mass

• the moon's mass is greater than the Earth's mass

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The gravitational attraction between two objects depends on the distance between the objects and their _________.

• magnetic attraction

• masses

• momentum

• volumes

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Two airplanes are flying in the sky in such a way that the gravitational attractions between them decreases. The planes must be flying:

• away from each other

• next to each other at the same speed

• towards each other

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What is gravity?

• how much space an object takes up

• the speed and direction of an object

• a force that causes matter to be attracted to other matter

How does the force of gravity affect objects on Earth?

• It pushes them away towards outer space

• Earth’s gravity pulls masses near its surface towards the center of the Earth

• It does not affect objects on Earth

• It makes objects lighter.

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How does the force of gravity affect objects in our Solar System?

• The gravity of the sun causes the Earth and other planets to orbit around it

• It pushes planets farther apart into outer space

• It does not affect objects in space

• It makes objects move in irregular patterns

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