Gravity

The force that pulls objects toward the Earth is

• gravity

• lunar

• solar

• magnetic

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When you lie on the ground and feel as if you are being held in place, you are experiencing the effects of _______.

• movement

• imbalance

• windbreaks

• gravity

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Which force allows a basketball to fall into the basketball hoop?

• momentum

• friction

• gravity

• motion

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Gravity is the force that determines the _________.

• volume of matter

• shape of matter

• color of matter

• weight of matter

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An object is pulled to Earth by ____, an attraction between the mass of Earth and the mass of an object.

• reaction

• gravity

• force

• mass

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Why would a satellite orbiting Earth most likely fall into the atmosphere?

• its batteries weakened

• a collision with an asteroid

• gravity's pull

• contact with another satellite

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What is gravity?

• A force

• Energy

• A push

• All of them

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

• True

• False

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Which two of these forces act on parachutes?

• Air Resistance

• Gravity

• Thrust

• Kinetic Energy

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What causes an object to fall faster?

• Smaller surface area

• Larger surface area

• If it has a parachute

• If it is softer