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7. You can figure out that
a. kids like to play outside because of gravity
b. Sir Isaac Newton was an intelligent man

c. the Earth is a giant playground
d. swings and seesaws are more fun without gravity

8. Which of these is a fact?

a. People like to play on the swings.
b. The seesaw is the best playground equipment.
c. All girls love running for exercise.
d. He jumped and caught the ball.

9. What was this mainly written for?
a. to entertain students with a story about Sir Isaac Newton
b. to discuss how gravity has an effect on people
c. to inform students not to get thrown off into the air

d. to explain the natural force we call gravity

10. The word dribble could also mean
a. trickle

b. rupture
c. constantly
d. natural

True or False

Check “T” for true and “F” for false.

1. The Earth has its own gravity.
T F
2. Sir Isaac Newton called "gravy" the natural force
T F
that pulls objects to one another.

3. The Earth spins around at the speed of 1,700 T F

kilometers per second.

4. Gravity is the force that pulls us back to Earth. T F

5. Sir Isaac Newton who discovered gravity was T F

puzzled by the reason behind floating objects.

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