Gravity: A Force of Attraction

Name:

Understanding Gravity____________ is the force of attraction between

objects due to their masses.

The force of gravity can affect the __________ of an object or the ___________ of the object’s motion.

All ______________ has mass

Earth has a huge ___________.

Earth’s _____________________ pulls everything toward the center of Earth.

gravity

position

direction

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What is Gravity?

Fill in the Blank _______________ is the pull towards the center of the

Earth.

Gravity is actually an attractive ___________ that acts between any ____________ objects.

The greater the ____________ of an object, the greater its gravitational _________________.

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Check for UnderstandingName the 2 essential questions people asked for

thousands of years.

What was the name of the scientist that realized that the same unbalanced force affected the motions of the apple and the moon?

What is the name of the law that describes the relationship between gravitational force, mass, and distance?

True/FalseObjects of any size exert a gravitational

force.

The moon is held in its orbit by unbalanced forces.

If you traveled to Jupiter and you neither gained or lost mass, your weight on Jupiter would be much greater than your weight on Earth.

Falling Objects

Answer True or False

Newton had ideas about falling objects in the 1500’s.

Two objects that are the same size with different masses will hit the ground at the same time when dropped.

Objects gain speed at the same rate.

If you drop a sheet of paper and a crumpled paper at the same time, they hit the ground at the same time.

Objects in a sweeper will fall at the same rate.

Objects that fall toward Earth accelerate at 9.8 m/s.

The Law of Universal Gravitation

Answer the following questions.

What 2 things does the force of gravity depend on?

What holds everything on Earth?

What do all planets in the solar system revolve around?

The greater the _______ of an object, the greater its gravitational pull.

Gravity

Fill in the Blank

_________ is directly related to gravity.

The gravitational pull on the _________ is _________ than that on Earth.

An object dropped on Earth increases its _________ by 9.8m/s/s.

Weight is equal to mass times ______________.

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Weight vs. Mass

Use weight or mass to answer the questions.

Is the amount of gravitational pull on an object.

Is the measure of the amount of matter in an object.

Is measured by using a balance scale.

Is measured with a spring scale.

Is different depending on where it is measure.

Is never changing no matter where it is measured

QUESTIONSWhy must you exert a force to pick up an

object?

How does mass affect gravitational force?

How is gravitational force related to the weight of an object?

QUESTIONS CONTINUEDWhat is the difference between mass and

weight?

What must you know in order to calculate the gravitational force between two objects?

Where would you weigh the most, on a boat, on the space shuttle, or on the moon?

REVIEW_________ opposes motion between surfaces

that are touching.

The _________ is the unit of force.

_________ is determined by combining forces.

Acceleration is the rate at which ____________ changes.

____________ is a measure of the gravitational force on an object.

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