Gravity
What force pulls objects toward Earth?
Gravity
What is a force?
A push or a pull.
What is the path the Moon follows around Earth called?
Orbit.
What is matter?
Anything that takes up space and has mass.
What happens when you drop an object?
It falls toward Earth.
What is gravitational pull?
The pull gravity has on an object.
Is a force a push, a pull, or both?
Both
What keeps the Moon close to Earth?
Gravity/gravitational force.
What is mass
The amount of matter in an object.
Why do objects fall toward Earth?
Because Earth’s gravity pulls it downward.
What is gravitational force?
The force of attraction between objects.
What force can slow down a falling object?
Air resistance.
What is rotation?
The spinning of an object on its axis.
What does attraction mean?
A pulling force between objects.
Which has more gravitational pull: an object with more mass or less mass?
The object with more mass.
Gravity is a force of ______ between objects.
Attraction
Give an example of a push and a pull.
Answers will vary.
What is revolution?
The movement of one object around another.
What is weight?
How much gravity pulls on an object.
How are mass and weight different?
Mass is the amount of matter; weight is how strongly gravity pulls on that mass.
Does gravity only exist on Earth? why?
No. Gravity exists between objects with mass.
Name two forces that can act on a falling object.
Gravity and air resistance.
Explain how gravity affects the Moon’s movement.
Earth’s gravity pulls the Moon toward Earth and helps keep it in orbit.
Explain the difference between gravitational force and gravitational pull.
gravitational force is the force itself, while gravitational pull describes its pulling effect.
Why doesn’t the Moon fly away from Earth?
Earth’s gravitational pull keeps the Moon moving around Earth instead of flying away.