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Bill Nye the Science Guy: Gravity

1.

True or false: Every piece of matter has gravity.

2. Is gravity considered a pull or a push? (circle the correct choice) A. Push B. Pull C. Both

3. Gravity pulls everything towards the ________________________.

4.

Draw arrows on this diagram of the world to show the force of gravity at the North Pole, South Pole, and the Equator.

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5. If you drop two things with different weights what is the result? (circle the correct answer) A. The heavier object will hit the ground first. B. The lighter object will hit the ground first. C. They will hit the ground at the same time.
6.

Which scientist first tested what happened when you dropped things of different weights? (Circle the correct answer) A. Galileo B. Einstein C. Bill Nye

7. Give an example of a two things with very different weights that you could drop at the same time: Heavy Item:______________________________ Lighter Item:______________________________ Which would hit the ground first (or would they hit at the same time)?

8. Besides Earth, what object(s) in the universe also have gravity? (circle the correct answer) A. Nothing else in the universe has gravity B. Only our sun and the planets which orbit it have gravity C. Pretty much everything has gravity 9. The earth and the other planets orbit (move around) the sun (instead of floating off into space) due to: (circle the correct answer) A. Long ropes which attach the planets to the sun B. Gravity C. Magnets 10. Why dont the planets just crash into the sun? (circle the correct answer) A. They dont like the sun B. Because gravity turns on and off C. The planets are moving 11. When something falls, it: (circle the correct answer) A. Goes at a constant speed B. Speeds up C. Slows down 12. You would weigh ______________ on Jupiter than on the earth because it has more gravity. (circle the answer which would best fill in the blank) A. More B. Less C. Equal 13. You would weigh less on the moon than on the earth because it has_______________ gravity. (circle the answer which would best fill in the blank) A. More B. Less C. Equal

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Gravity: Independent Thinking and Hypothesizing

Please answer the following questions in complete sentences. 1. Would there be a sky without gravity? Why/why not?

2. Imagine a swarm of honeybees finds the sweetest flower in the world and they all want to get to it at the same time. What would that look like? What shape would the swarm take? How is this similar to the force of gravity and how it created the planets? (Explain your thoughts and draw a diagram.)

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Gravity Extra Credit for After the Movie

Write a two to three paragraph story about a world with no gravity. (What would be good, what would be bad? How would people move around and do things?)