The Earth's gravitational pull extends as far out as...
a. The highest mountain on Earth, but no farther
b. The moon, but no farther C.
The edge of the solar system, but no farther
The entire universe!
2. Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation shows that gravitational forces are proportional to 1/r?, and thus, serves as an example of a(n)
a. Universal Law b.
Inverse Law
Inverse Square Law
d. Municipal Law
3. Astronauts in the International Space Station (ISS) experience weightlessness in their orbit around the Earth. This is because
a. The Earth's gravitational pull doesn't exist outside the Earth's atmosphere b The ISS, and the astronauts in it, are in free-fall C.
The ISS is so far away from the Earth that gravitational forces are negligible
d. Everything in space is weightless
4. The gravitational force due to the
a. Sun Moon
is the primary cause of the tides.
C.
Supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy
5. Generally speaking, there are
2
C. d.
4
high tides per day in a given location.
2 high tides
in ore day
6. The tides don't occur at the same time every day because
a.
The Earth spins on its axis
The moon revolves around the Earth
C.
The Sun orbits the black hole at the center of our galaxy
d. The Sun pulls on the Earth harder than the moon does
7. When spring tides occur
b.
High tides are higher than average and low tides are lower than average
C.
Low tides are higher than average and high tides are lower than average
Both high tides and low tides are higher than average
d. It must be March, April, May, or June