1) Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation states that a) Every object in the Universe attracts every other object, and the force is affected by mass and distance. b) Every object in the Universe is only attracted to larger objects than itself. 2) Which famous scientist developed fundamental ideas about forces in the Universe? a) Leonardo Da Vinci b) Galileo Galilei c) Sir Isaac Newton d) Albert Einstein 3) Weight is the measure of a) the force of gravity on an object b) the amount of matter in an object c) mass in an object 4) What objects have orbital paths? a) the Sun and stars b) meteors and asteroids c) the planets and moons 5) What holds the moon in place, orbiting around the Earth? a) the gravitational pull from the Sun b) the gravitational pull from the Earth c) the gravitational pull from the universe 6) Gravity depends directly on the mass of the object and inversely on distance of the object. a) True b) False 7) The greater the distance between two objects a) A greater the gravitational attraction b) the less the gravitational attraction c) the greater the mass of the objects 8) The gravitational pull of the Sun is the greatest in our solar system because it a) is the brightest b) has the greatest mass c) has the greatest magnetism 9) Gravitational pull is greatest between a) two small masses far apart b) two large masses close together c) one large and on small mass far apart 10) The Earth is the object with the most gravitational pull of any object in the solar system. a) True b) False

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