Week 25 What is Gravity?

push force

a force that moves an object away from another object

pull force

a force that moves an object toward another object

physicist

a person who studies physical science

force

any motion that changes the direction of an object

What is the direction of Earth's gravity?

downward

Gravity is the same throughout the entire universe

false

Isaac Newton

first studied gravity

weight

the effect of the gravitational force on an object's mass

mass

the number of atoms that make up an object

all objects have gravitational force

true