Gravity

1. How much gravity an object has depends on its ____________.

• Weight

• Mass

• Place

• None of the above

1. What has the strongest gravitational pull?

• The Earth

• The Moon

• The Sun

• The North Star

1. When will gravity be the strongest?

• The farther away you are from an object.

• When you are standing on the moon.

• During the daytime.

• The closer you are to an object.

True or False: Gravity helps the Earth to stay in orbit around the Sun.

• True

• False

1. What scientist is credited with first describing the mathematics of gravity?

• Albert Einstein

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Charles Darwin

What do we call the force of gravity on an object?

• Mass

• Friction

• Acceleration

• Weight

True or False: The more mass an object has, the faster it will fall.

• True

• False

What natural phenomena occurs on Earth due to the gravity of the Moon?

• The ocean tides

• The Sun being yellow

• Earthquakes

• Clouds

Where would you weigh the most?

• On Earth

• On the Moon

• On the Sun

• At the doctor's office.

True or False: How much we weigh on Earth is a direct result of the force of the Earth's gravity.

• True

• False