Gravity Webquest

Answer using complete sentences and a different color font.

Use the following links per question.

What is a “G”? How fast does it travel (In meters per second squared)?

What is the speed of gravity?

What causes gravity on earth?

According to Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity, what is gravity?

What happens to gravity as mass increases?

Participate in the Moon Olympics and explain the difference that each sport or
“event” would have on the Moon compared with Earth.
(There are five events.)

Weightlifting:

Diving:

Golf:

Skateboard Half-Pipe:

Parachuting:

Find out what Galileo learned about falling objects.

(click “launch interactive”)

What will happen when she drops the two cannonballs of different masses?
Was your prediction above correct? If not, what did happen?

Read the explanation as to why the two cannonballs of different masses drop the
way they do. Summarize it in 2 sentences below:

At the top, click on the “projectiles” simulation. Answer the following questions:

What will happen when she drops one of the cannonballs and pushes the other one
away from the tower?

Was your prediction above correct? If no, what did happen?

Read the explanation as to why the two cannonballs that were dropped differently drop
the way they do. Summarize it in 2 sentences below:

When you finish, you can complete any other work for this week that
you have not completed yet.

If all is finished for this week, see if you can land an alien spaceship using gravity!