Week 32 Warm-up Corrections
Name __________________ Original Grade _________ Parent Signature ___________
1. As the distance between two objects increases, the gravitational attraction between the two
objects –
A. remains the same
B. increases
C. decreases
D. becomes zero
2. The force of gravitational attraction between the Sun and Jupiter could be increased by
reducing which of the following?
A. The mass of the Sun and Jupiter
B. The distance between the Sun and
Jupiter
C. The speed of rotation of Jupiter
D. The amount of radiation put out by
the Sun
3. Which of the following would have the smallest gravitational attraction between the two
masses?
4. Why do planets orbit the Sun?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Sun is the only celestial object that has a gravitational pull
The Sun’s chemical composition makes it attract planets.
Only celestial bodies that emit light, like the Sun, can be at the center of an orbit.
The Sun is the most massive object in our solar system, so it exerts the gravitational pull.
5. Which graph best represents the relationship between the gravitational attraction of two
objects and their distance from each other?
6. The Moon goes around the Earth because of the effect of the gravitational force of Earth and
the forward motion of the moon. The movement described is known as _________________.
7. The force of gravity of a planet is greater than the forward motion of the Moon around it, what
would happen to that moon?
A. It would shoot off into space.
B. It would orbit another object with mass.
C. It would be pulled into the planet.
8. Which of the following is a property of matter that does not change with location?
A. Grams
B. Mass
C. Weight
D. Newtons
9. Which of the following is a property of matter that does change with location?
A. Grams
B. Mass
C. Weight
D. Newtons
10. Venus has less mass than Earth. If a 50 gram object was taken from Earth to Venus, then –
A.
B.
C.
D.
The
The
The
The
object’s
object’s
object’s
object’s
mass will be more than 50 g.
mass will be less than 50 g.
weight will be more.
weight will be less.