Gravity On Earth -Multiple Choice Questions Quiz

Interactive MCQs on “Gravity On Earth”:

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Question 1: What is the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of Earth?

(a) 1 m/s²
(b) 5.5 m/s²
(c) 9.8 m/s²
(d) 12 m/s²

Question 2: Which of the following factors does NOT affect the strength of gravity on Earth?

(a) Mass of the object
(b) Distance from the center of the Earth
(c) Shape of the object
(d) Gravitational constant

Question 3: The weight of an object is the force with which it is pulled by gravity. What is the weight of a 50 kg person on Earth's surface?

(a) 50 N
(b) 98 N
(c) 500 N
(d) 1960 N

Question 4: At what altitude above Earth's surface does gravity become negligible?

(a) 100 km
(b) 500 km
(c) 1000 km
(d) 5000 km

Question 5: Which of the following objects experiences the strongest gravitational force on Earth?

(a) An adult human
(b) A small car
(c) A feather
(d) An apple

Question 6: What is the direction of the gravitational force on an object near Earth's surface?

(a) Vertical, towards the ground
(b) Vertical, away from the ground
(c) Horizontal, towards the center of the Earth
(d) Horizontal, away from the center of the Earth

Question 7: What happens to the strength of gravity as you move deeper into the Earth?

(a) It decreases
(b) It increases
(c) It remains the same
(d) It fluctuates

Question 8: Why do astronauts experience weightlessness in space?

(a) There is no gravity in space
(b) They are beyond Earth's atmosphere
(c) They are in free fall around the Earth
(d) Their mass reduces in space

Question 9: If an object weighs 20 N on the surface of Earth, what would be its weight on the surface of the Moon, where the acceleration due to gravity is about 1/6th that of Earth's?

(a) 1.2 N
(b) 3.3 N
(c) 20 N
(d) 120 N

Question 10: At what rate does an object fall due to gravity in a vacuum?

(a) 9.8 m/s
(b) 98 m/s
(c) 0 m/s
(d) 3 m/s