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A measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object

• gravity

• weight

• mass

A measure of the amount of matter in an object

• gravity

• weight

• mass

A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses

• gravity

• weight

• mass

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

All matter has mass,

• but objects with small masses are unaffected by gravity

• and all mass is affected by gravity

• but only Earth's gravity affects matter

• but only Earth's and the sun's gravity affect matter

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The force of gravity

• is not related to the mass of objects

• is only related to the mass of large objects

• is only related to the mass of small objects

• is related to the mass of objects

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The force of gravity

• does not affect the velocity of objects

• can change the mass of objects

• can change the velocity of objects

• does not affect very small objects

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

As the distance between two objects increases, the force of gravity between them

• decreases

• does not change

• increase only slightly

• increases greatly

Which of the following does NOT describe mass?

• remains constant

• a measure of matter

• a measure of gravitational force

• measured in kilograms

Which of the following does NOT describe weight?

• changes as gravitational force changes

• is constant everywhere in the universe

• is a measure of gravitational force

• can be measured in newtons

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

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