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Gravitational force and weight

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “Gravitational force and weight”, from the unit “Hidden forces” (Year 9 Science) by Oak National Academy.

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12 questions

  1. How can a force acting on an object be shown on a diagram?
  2. Which of these forces pulls objects towards the centre of Earth?
  3. How should a force arrow for the gravitational force acting on a football be drawn?
  4. What property does this top pan balance measure?
  5. The figure shows a hand holding a small metal block. The metal block is not moving. Which statements are correct?
  6. An astronaut is walking on the Moon carrying a hammer. What will happen to the hammer if they let go of it?
  7. Match the key words to their definitions:
  8. Starting with the smallest, sort these in order of mass.
  9. An astronaut takes a flag pole from Earth to the Moon with them. Which of the following are true?
  10. An alien weighs themselves on the surface of some of the moons in our solar system. Starting with the smallest, list the locations into the order of the weight recorded.
  11. A space probe has a mass of 954 kg and is being sent to land on the moon Europa, which has a gravitational field strength of 1.31 N/kg. How much will it weigh on Europa?
  12. An astronaut with mass 652 kg lives on Mars. They weigh themselves and find that they weigh 2420 N. What is the gravitational field strength?

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Gravitational force and weight · Examplary