Gravity Facts
What is gravity?
A force that pulls objects towards each other
You walk from on class to the next. Is mass or weight affected?
No both stay the same
As the mass increases, the Force of Gravity _______.
increases
Mercury's gravity is .38 while Earth's is 1.0. On which planet would you weigh less?
Mercury
What was the famous object that fell on Isaac Newton's head?
Apple
Who developed the Law of Universal Gravitational?
Sir Isaac Newton
You travel to the moon where there is no gravity. Is mass or weight changed?
Mass stays the same, weight goes down
As the distance increases, the force of gravity ________.
decreases
Jupiter has a gravity of 2.34 while Earth has a gravity of 1.00. On which planet would you weigh more?
Jupiter
What is a Disney channel TV show where twins spend their summer vacation in a fictional town in Oregon.
Gravity Falls
What two things affect the strength of gravity between two objects?
Mass and Distance
You eat 100 reeses cups the night of Halloween. Is your mass or weight changed?
Mass increases and Weight increases
Gravity pulls objects towards the ______________ of the Earth
center
Neptune has a gravity of 1.13 and Earth has a gravity of 1.00. On which planet would your mass change?
Neither! Mass does not get changed by gravity
The force of gravity on a planet depends on
The more mass an object has, the ____________ gravity it has
more or greater
You travel to Planet Zonk who has three times the gravity of Earth. Is your mass or weight changed?
Mass stays the same, weight increases
What is the unique path called of a planet moving around the sun due to gravity
Orbiting
A zebra weighs 600lbs on Earth. On which planet would it weigh less?
A. Pluto gravity .07
B. Saturn gravity 1.06
C. Venus .91
A. Pluto .07
Two Astronauts are floating in space near a planet. Astronaut A has a gravitational force of 100N while Astronaut B has a gravitational force of 400N. Which astronaut is closer the planet?
Astronaut B is closer because it has more gravitational force.
What unit measures weight?
Newtons (N)
Planet Earth gets hit by an asteroid and loses half of the planet. Is your mass or weight changed?
Mass stays the same and weight goes down
What two forces keep a planet in orbit?
inertia and gravity
Saturn is a bigger planet than Earth but its Gravity is very close to Earth. How do you explain this?
Earth and Saturn may not be the same size but they have similar masses
What movie/musical is this song from?
Wicked