Gravity

12 questions

1. What is the name of the force that pulls objects towards the ground?
2. In which direction will a ball move if you pick it up and then release it above the ground?
3. Which scientist is thought to have discovered the existence of gravity after seeing an apple fall from a tree in their garden?
4. Where would you feel the strongest gravitational force of attraction from Earth?
5. Which planet has the strongest gravitational field?
6. Put these pairs of orbiting objects in order of increasing gravitational force between them, starting with the smallest.
7. Which of these statements about the gravitational force from one object acting on another is correct?
8. Why does the person shown on the southern hemisphere of Earth not fall off?
9. Put these objects in order of increasing gravitational field strength, starting with the smallest.
10. The photo shows an astronaut on the Moon with a flag. Why does the flag not droop towards the surface of the Moon?
11. Where would you feel the strongest gravitational force of attraction from Earth?
12. Which of these statements about gravitational forces is correct?

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