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Why the Moon’s gravity has a greater effect on Earth’s ocean tides than the Sun’s gravity?
a) The moon has more gravity than the Sun
b) The Moon is farther away from Earth than the Sun
c) The Moon is closer to Earth than the Sun
d) The Sun has more gravity than the Moon
What would happen to the orbit of the Earth if the gravitational force from the Sun suddenly stopped?
a) The Earth would continue to orbit the sun in an elliptical path due to the force of gravity
b) The Earth would continue to move in a straight line due to it's inertia
c) The Earth would be pulled into the Sun due to the force of gravity
d) The size of Earth would become smaller due to inertia
Gravity on the moon is about 1/6 the gravity felt on the Earth. This is because
a) the moon is so far away from the Earth
b) the moon is much less massive than the Earth
c) the earth has a molten core and the moon doesn't
d) the moon is so much further from the sun than the Earth
Gravity depends upon the mass of an object and...
a) the shape of the two objects
b) the density of the two objects
c) the size of the two objects
d) the distance between two objects
Who concluded that inertia and gravity act together to keep Earth in orbit around the sun.
a) Newton
b) the ancient Greek
c) all of the above
d) Copernicus
The measurement of the force of gravity on an object is the object's
a) mass
b) weight
c) density
d) volume
Which object has the most gravity?
a) Earth
b) Moon
c) Jupiter
d) Sun
The larger the object, the __________ the gravity
a) greater
b) smaller
c) no relation between size and gravity
d) none of the above
Why the Moon’s gravity has a greater effect on Earth’s ocean tides than the Sun’s gravity?
a) The moon has more gravity than the Sun
b) The Moon is farther away from Earth than the Sun
c) The Moon is closer to Earth than the Sun
d) The Sun has more gravity than the Moon
What would happen to Earth if it stopped moving in space (lost inertia)?
a) crash into the Sun
b) Fly into outerspace
c) Nothing
d) Just float
What is inertia?
a) The property of matter that resists a change in motion
b) The property of matter that moves more quickly
c) The property of matter that slows items down
d) The property of matter that doesn't do anything
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