Law of Gravity

The law of universal gravitation is credited to whom?

• Einstein
• Galileo
• Darwin
• Newton

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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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Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.

• False
• True
• It depends

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If Earth's mass was cut in half, what would happen to your mass?

• increase because gravitational force increases
• decrease because gravitational force decreases
• decrease because gravitational force increases
• nothing, mass is not affected by gravitational force

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Every object in the universe attracts every other object.

• True
• False

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If Earth's mass was cut in half, what would happen to your weight?

• Increase because gravitational force increases
• decrease because gravitational force decreases
• decrease because gravitational force increases
• nothing, weight is not affected by gravitational force

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As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity 

• Increases
• Decreases
• Stays the same

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The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's ______.

• mass
• matter
• weight 
• friction 

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

• weight
• force
• mass
• pounds

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What is the SI unit used to measure force? 

• pounds 
• grams 
• newtons 
• friction

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