Earth's Gravitational Forces

Choose the correct answer:

1. What is the force that pulls parachuters toward 2. Which of the following objects exerts a
Earth called? gravitational force on other objects?
a. Air resistance a. Objects with no motion
b. Gravitational force b. Objects with mass
c. Wind force c. Only objects with a lot of air around
them

3. Why don't you feel the gravitational force 4. Why does a skydiver fall slowly after the
between yourself and your desk? parachute opens?
a. The gravitational force only affects very a. The skydiver gains superpowers
heavy objects b. The air pushes against the parachute,
b. The desk is too far away slowing the fall
c. The gravitational force between small c. The skydiver becomes weightless
objects is weak

5. What happens to the speed of a falling object 6. What keeps stars in their galaxies and the
if there is no air resistance? planets in orbit around the sun?
a. It falls at the same rate a. Air resistance
b. It doesn't fall at all b. Gravitational force
c. It falls slower c. Magnetic force

7. Why does the moon stay in its orbit around 8. What happens to the gravitational force
Earth? between two objects when their distance
a. The moon's surface is covered in increases?
magnets a. The force decreases
b. Earth's gravity holds the moon in its orbit b. The force increases
c. The moon has its own gravitational force c. The force stays the same

9. Why does a swinging motion on a swing 10. What does the term "gravity" refer to?
eventually bring you back down? a. The force that pulls objects toward each
a. Earth's gravity pulls you back down other
b. The wind force pushes you down b. The force that makes objects float in
c. The swing's chains are pulling you down space
c. The force that pushes objects away
from each other
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Earth's Gravitational Forces Date: _______________

1 a b c 2 a b c 3 a b c 4 a b c

5 a b c 6 a b c 7 a b c 8 a b c

9 a b c 10 a b c

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Earth's Gravitational Forces

Choose the correct answer:

1. What is the force that pulls parachuters toward 2. Which of the following objects exerts a
Earth called? gravitational force on other objects?
a. Air resistance a. Objects with no motion
b. Gravitational force b. Objects with mass
c. Wind force c. Only objects with a lot of air around
them

3. Why don't you feel the gravitational force 4. Why does a skydiver fall slowly after the
between yourself and your desk? parachute opens?
a. The gravitational force only affects very a. The skydiver gains superpowers
heavy objects b. The air pushes against the parachute,
b. The desk is too far away slowing the fall
c. The gravitational force between small c. The skydiver becomes weightless
objects is weak

5. What happens to the speed of a falling object 6. What keeps stars in their galaxies and the
if there is no air resistance? planets in orbit around the sun?
a. It falls at the same rate a. Air resistance
b. It doesn't fall at all b. Gravitational force
c. It falls slower c. Magnetic force

7. Why does the moon stay in its orbit around 8. What happens to the gravitational force
Earth? between two objects when their distance
a. The moon's surface is covered in increases?
magnets a. The force decreases
b. Earth's gravity holds the moon in its b. The force increases
orbit c. The force stays the same
c. The moon has its own gravitational force

9. Why does a swinging motion on a swing 10. What does the term "gravity" refer to?
eventually bring you back down? a. The force that pulls objects toward
a. Earth's gravity pulls you back down each other
b. The wind force pushes you down b. The force that makes objects float in
c. The swing's chains are pulling you down space
c. The force that pushes objects away
from each other
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Earth's Gravitational Forces

1 b 2 b 3 c 4 b

5 a 6 b 7 b 8 a

9 a 10 a

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