Gravitational Force

Which of the following will not change in different gravitational fields?

• weight

• force

• mass

• pounds

Which of these best describes why your weight (on Earth) would change on another planet?

• Dehydration effects on different planets change weight.

• In general, the smaller the planet, the greater weight

• Different planets have different gravitational pulls

• Weight does not change, no matter where you are.

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This FORCE pulls things.  It PULLS things into orbit around the sun. 

• Newton

• gravity

• weight

• path

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Complete the following statement: The farther away two planets are the _______ the gravitational force between them.

• more

• same

• dosen't matter

• less

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Which of the diagrams shows the greatest gravitational force?

• I

• II

• III

• IV

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Which of the diagrams shows the least gravitational force?

• I

• II

• III

• IV

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Why do we have a stronger gravitational attraction with Earth than the Sun?

• the sun has a larger mass

• the Earth has a larger mass

• we are closer to center of sun

• we are closer to center of Earth

When placed at equal distances apart, the greatest gravitational attraction will be between two

• skateboards

• bowling balls

• school buses

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A baseball and bat are on the ground.   What is true?

• They attract each other with equal gravitational force.

• There is no gravitational force between them.

• The baseball will float because it's lighter.

• The bat will pull the baseball closer to itself.

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Which statement is true?

• All objects with mass exert a gravitational force.

• Only celestial objects exert a gravitational force.

• Gravity can both push and pull objects.

• Only Earth exerts a gravitational force.

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