ESA - Kids - Life in Space - What is gravity?

Question 1:
Latin was the language of the Romans. "Gravity" comes from the Latin word “gravis”. What does it mean?

Question 2:
An astronaut will feel less gravitational pull on the Moon than on Earth. Therefore…

	an astronaut can jump much further on the Moon
	an astronaut will feel very heavy on the Moon and be unable to jump
	an astronaut will jump the same distance on the Moon as on Earth
	an astronaut cannot jump anywhere because the suit is too heavy

Question 3:
One of the following statements is wrong, which one?

	The bigger an object, the bigger gravity force it exerts
	The force of gravity is also present on the Moon
	When you jump into the air, you automatically start flying
	Everything is attracted to the Earth due to the force of gravity

Quiz: “What is gravity?”