Gravity and Motion

Question 1

Question 1

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An object’s will remain constant throughout the universe, but its can change from planet to planet.: mass; An object’s will remain constant throughout the universe, but its can change from planet to planet.: weight; If you increase the mass of a planet, what happens to its gravity?: strength of gravity increases; If the gravity on a planet decreases, what happens to the weight of an object on that planet?: weight decreases

Question 2

Which factors determine how much gravity a body in the universe possesses? Check all that apply.inertiamassweightdistanceorbital motion

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B: mass; D: distance

Question 3

Which force helps keep Earth in orbit?

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C: the Sun’s gravity

Question 4

In a far-off galaxy, an astronomer observes a moon orbiting a planet. The moon stays in orbit because of the planet’s gravity.Which scenario would increase the gravity of the planet?

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A: decreasing the distance between the moon and the planet

Question 5

✔ massweight

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A: ✔ mass

Question 6

The planets Hox and Blox are near each other in the Dorgon system. The Dorgons have very advanced technology, and a Dorgon scientist wants to increase the pull of gravity between the two planets.Which proposals would the scientist make to accomplish this goal? Check all that apply.decreasing the distance between Hox and Bloxincreasing the mass of Hoxincreasing the distance between Hox and Bloxdecreasing the mass of Bloxincreasing the mass of Bloxdecreasing the mass of Hox and Blox

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A: decreasing the distance between Hox and Blox; B: increasing the mass of Hox; E: increasing the mass of Blox

Question 7

Fredo’s spaceship takes him to the very edge of known space. There, gravity has no effect at all. Fredo takes a baseball and tosses it into space. What will most likely happen to the ball?

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D: It will continue moving in a straight line.

Question 8

mass✔ weight

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B: ✔ weight

Question 9

✔ strength of gravity increasesstrength of gravity decreasesstrength of gravity stops completely

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A: ✔ strength of gravity increases

Question 10

weight increases✔ weight decreasesweight stays the same

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B: ✔ weight decreases

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