Role of Gravity

Which statement about gravity is true?

• gravity causes objects to pull towards one another

• gravity causes objects to push away from each other

• gravity only takes place between planets

• the moon doesn't have any gravity

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What affects the strength of gravity

• Weight and Mass

• Mass and Distance

• Distance and Weight

• Mass and Force

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What two things determine the gravity of an object?

• mass & weight

• mass & distance

• density & mass

• volume & distance

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What causes tides?

• gravity

• wind

• spring

• neap

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The tidal bulge follows the movement of the _____.

• moon

• sun

• Earth

• ocean

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The Earth orbits the sun because of the ___ gravitational pull.

• meteor's

• tides'

• sun's

• moon's

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A force of attraction or pull between any two objects is called ___.

• weight

• friction

• magnetism

• gravity

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Earth's tides are caused by the ___ gravitational force.

• moon's

• sun's

• planets'

• space station's

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Gravity..

• pulls an object towards another

• repels an object from another

• spins an object around another

• does not exist

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Tides are caused mainly by what?

• Moon’s gravitational pull

• Sun’s gravitational pull

• Earth’s gravitational pull

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