Which is an example of gravity's effect on an object?
rubbing your hands together
water falling down a waterfall
a car speeding down the road
something throwing a baseball up in the air
Which of these is an effect of gravity?
jumping up to put a basketball in the hoop
the planets stay in orbit around the sun
somone eats a cheeseburger
sawing a piece of wood in half
Which of these would cause there to be GREATER gravitational pull between two objects?
the objects being farther apart
the objects having less mass
the objects being two different shapes
the objects having greater mass
Which sentence is true?
only planets have gravity
all objects have gravity
only large objects have gravity
only the sun has gravity
Which of these would cause more gravitational pull between two objects?
if the objects were round
if the objects were closer together
if the objects had less mass
if the objects were farther apart
Which measurement is based on the pull of gravity?
weight
distance
mass
volume
If you went into space, how would that affect your mass and weight?
weight would remain the same but mass would change
mass would remain the same, but weight would change
weight and mass would both change
neither weight nor mass would change
Which planet would you weight the most on?
we would weigh the same on all planets
the largest planet - Jupiter
Earth
the smallest planet - Mercury
Which statement describes gravity on Earth?
gravity pulls all objects towards the Earth's center
gravity pulls all objects towards the equator
gravity pulls all objects towards the north and south poles
gravity pushes objects away from the Earth
