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Science
Quarter 3 – Module 1A:
Gravity

CO_Q3_Science 6_ Module 1A
Science – Grade 6
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Quarter 3 – Module 1A: Gravity
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Science
Quarter 3 – Module 1A:
Gravity
Introductory Message
This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our dear
learners, can continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities,
questions, directions, exercises, and discussions are carefully stated for you
to understand each lesson.

Each SLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall guide you
step-by-step as you discover and understand the lesson prepared for you.

Pre-tests are provided to measure your prior knowledge on lessons in

each SLM. This will tell you if you need to proceed on completing this module
or if you need to ask your facilitator or your teacher’s assistance for better
understanding of the lesson. At the end of each module, you need to answer
the post-test to self-check your learning. Answer keys are provided for each
activity and test. We trust that you will be honest in using these.

In addition to the material in the main text, Notes to the Teacher are
also provided to our facilitators and parents for strategies and reminders on
how they can best help you on your home-based learning.

Please use this module with care. Do not put unnecessary marks on
any part of this SLM. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises
and tests. And read the instructions carefully before performing each task.

If you have any questions in using this SLM or any difficulty in

answering the tasks in this module, do not hesitate to consult your teacher
or facilitator.

Thank you.
 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you
to infer how gravity affects movements of different objects (S6FE-IIIa-c-1). The scope
of this module permits it to be used in different learning situations. The language
used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of learners. The lessons are arranged to
follow the standard sequence of the course. But the order in which you read them
can be changed to correspond with the textbook you are now using.

This module is divided into the following lessons:

 Lesson 1 – Describe Gravity
 Lesson 2 – How Gravity Affects Movement of Objects

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. describe gravity;
2. explain how gravity affects movement of different objects;
3. identify the factors affecting the motion of falling objects;
4. demonstrate how the movement of moving objects are affected by gravity; and
5. explain how gravity affects the motion of objects around you.

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 What I Know

Directions: Infer how gravity affects movements of different objects. Read and
answer the questions below. Write the letter of your answers on a separate sheet of
paper.

1. Which force does NOT act on falling leaves?

A. friction
B. gravity
C. magnetic
D. air resistance

2. Which effect does gravity have on how high a person jumps?

A. The weaker the gravity, the lower the jump.
B. The weaker the gravity, the higher the jump.
C. The stronger the gravity, the higher the jump.
D. Gravity does not influence how high a person jumps.

3. Which of the following objects would have the greatest gravitational pull exerted
on another object on earth?
A. sun
B. moon
C. stone
D. earth

4. Which of the following is an example of resisting gravity?

A. a rock rolling down a hill
B. a coconut falling from a tree
C. pouring water into the glass
D. an airplane taking off from the ground

5. What is the direction of gravity between two objects?

A. sideways
B. toward each other
C. away from each other
D. perpendicular to each other

6. What happens to the gravitational attraction between objects when the distance
between them is increased?

A. lesser
B. nearer
C. farther
D. greater

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 7. In which heavenly body will an object hit its surface last when dropped at the
same height and the same time?
A. Earth
B. moon
C. Jupiter
D. Saturn

8. Three 1-kg stones are thrown upward at the same height and the same time in
different places, moon, earth, and Jupiter. In which place will the stone hit the
ground first?
A. moon
B. Earth
C. Jupiter
D. meteor

9. Which action opposes gravity?

A. skating downhill
B. dropping a stone into a pond
C. hammering a nail into a wooden plank on the floor
D. lifting a box from the floor and placing it on top of the table

10. Which object has the weakest gravitational pull?

A. fist-sized rock
B. piece of paper
C. huge truck
D. the moon

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 Lesson

1 Describe Gravity

The theory of gravity was proposed by Sir Isaac Newton in 1687 in his book
Principia Mathematica. He saw an apple falling from a tree, and it got him thinking
about the mysterious force that pulls objects to the ground. Newton named this
mysterious force “gravity”.

Gravity puts all things on Earth and the universe in order. Cars, water in the
ocean, rocks, houses, tables, chairs, plates, appliances, and other things stayed on
its place. They do not float away. Gravity helps keep the planets orbiting around the
sun and moons revolving around the planets. Objects that are thrown upward on
Earth eventually fall down. This is because the Earth is exerting an attractive force
on us and to all things around us.

Without gravity, everything on the Earth’s surface will float in the atmosphere,
just like astronauts floating in their spaceship. While traveling in the outer space,
sun, planets and other heavenly bodies in the solar system will bump at each other.
Stones thrown upward will never fall down.

Thank you, gravity!

What’s In
Determine if gravity is acting on the object from the pictures. Analyze them
carefully. Answer the questions that follow.

Figure 1. A car falls from a cliff. Figure 2. An astronaut experiencing

weightlessness in space.
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1. Is gravity acting on the car that falls off a cliff (Figure 1)? ____________
2. Is gravity acting on the astronaut experiencing weightlessness in space
(Figure 2)? ______________

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 What’s New

Activity 1: THE FALL

After this simple activity, you will be able to describe gravity.

You will need any handy object (ball/notebook/small stone or crumpled paper).

Instructions:

1. Get any handy object near you. Raise the object at a certain height, as shown in
Figure 3 below.

Figure 3. Raising an object to a certain height

Illustrated by Ryan Oliver S. Arellano

2. Quickly release the object. Observe what happens to the object. Repeat the step
two more times and observe.

3. Using the same object, throw it upward, as shown in Figure 4 below. Observe what
happens to the object. Repeat the step two more times and observe.

Figure 4. Throwing an object up

Illustrated by Ryan Oliver S. Arellano

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Answer the questions below by writing the letter of the correct answer. Write the
letter of your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1. In Figure 3, what happened to the object when it was released?

A. It fell to the ground.

B. It floated in the air.

2. In Figure 4, what happened to the object after it was thrown upward?

A. It flew up and eventually falls after some time.

B. It flew all the way into the air and never fell back.

3. Based on the two activities, what was common in what happened to the
objects?
A. The objects fell to the ground.

B. B. The objects stayed in the air.

C.
4. Why did the objects behave the way they did in the two activities?
A. Gravity pulls the object downward.
B. Air pulls the object downward.

5. How do you describe gravity?

A. Gravity is a force that pulls objects towards each other.
B. Gravity is a force that keeps objects float in the air.

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 What is It

In Activity 1, whether the object is dropped or thrown upward, the object

tends to go back to the ground. There is a force that pulls all objects towards the
ground. This force is called gravity or also known as the gravitational force.

Gravity is a force of attraction that exists between any two objects. This
gravitational force between the two objects acts towards each other. The two objects
are attracting or pulling one another towards each other. Also, there is a gravitational
force between Earth and us, between two people, between two marbles, and even
between two atoms or particles.

What’s More

Directions: Read the following items carefully and tell whether the statements are
True or False. On your answer sheet, write True if the statement is correct and False
if the statement is incorrect.

Statements True or False

1. All objects on Earth fall towards the center
of the Earth.

2. Gravity is the attraction of two objects

towards each other.

3. Gravitational force on Earth pulls all things

on Earth downward.

4. An Object remains on air when it is thrown

upward.

5. Gravity only affects solid objects.

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Activity 2: Towards or Against Gravity
Directions: Examine the following pictures. Write Against if the picture illustrates
moving against gravity and Towards, otherwise. Write your answers on your answer
sheet.

Illustration Moving against or towards Gravity

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Illustrated by Raymond Michael A. Gayatin

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 What I Have Learned

Directions: Complete the following statements by choosing the word that best
completes the following sentences. Write the words you have chosen on your answer
sheet.

I learned that:

1. (Gravity, Air) is a force that pulls all objects downward or towards the center
of the Earth.

2. Gravity is a force of (attraction, repulsion) that exists between two objects

which act towards each other.

3. Earth’s (mass, gravity) keeps us and all objects on the ground.

4. Gravity is a (force, energy) that affects all objects in the universe.

What I Can Do

Directions: Draw a simple illustration of what will happen around us if there is no

gravity. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

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 Assessment

Directions: Infer how gravity affects movements of different objects. Read and
answer the questions below. Write the letter of your answers on a
separate sheet of paper.

1. Why does a ball thrown into the air tend to fall back to the ground?
A. Gravity causes the ball to fall.
B. The air pulls the ball to the ground.
C. Acceleration causes the ball to move faster.
D. The mass of the ball causes the ball to drop.

2. What is the direction towards which objects on Earth are pulled by the Earth?
A. back
B. center
C. front
D. side

3. In order to jump, what force do we need to overcome?

A. friction
B. gravity
C. mass
D. wind

4. Which will happen if a ball is thrown upward?

A. The ball remains in the air.
B. The ball moves in a curve path.
C. The ball will go back to the ground.
D. The ball continues to move upward.

5. Based on the figure below, to which direction should the force be applied to
overcome the force of gravity?

A.

B.

C. Illustrated by Raymond Michael A. Gayatin

D.

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6. Imagine the Earth lost its gravity. What will happen to objects on it?
A. All objects will float in the air.
B. All objects will fall on the ground.
C. Everything will just stay in place.
D. Only the lighter objects will float in the air.

7. Which of the following keeps all objects on Earth stay on the ground?
A. energy
B. gravity
C. mass
D. speed

8. How will planets move if there is no gravity in the universe?

A. Nothing will happen.
B. Planets will stay in orbit.
C. Planets will not be attracted to each other.
D. All planets will move to the eastern direction.

9. Who discovered gravity when he saw an apple falling to the ground?

A. Albert Einstein
B. Galileo Galilei
C. Isaac Newton
D. Nicholas Copernicus

10. Gravity affects all objects in the universe.

A. true
B. false
C. maybe
D. it depends

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 Additional Activities

Directions: Read the clues in the box and fill in the puzzle below. Write only one
letter of the word per box.Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

Down

1. Gravity is an _______ force.

Across

2. The force of _______ causes objects on earth to fall to the ground.

3. Anything that has _____ possesses gravity.
4. Gravity pulls objects toward the _________ of the earth.
5. He discovered gravity when he saw a falling apple.

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 Lesson
How Gravity Affects
2 Movement of Objects
In the previous lesson, you have learned that gravity is a force of attraction
that exists between any two objects. These two objects are pulling one another
towards each other. Does gravity affect moving objects?

In this lesson, you will learn how gravity affects the movement of objects.

What’s In

Directions: Read the following items carefully and tell whether the statements are
True or False. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it is wrong. Write
your answers on your answer sheet.

________1. Gravity is a force pulling two objects towards each other.

________2. Gravity keeps all objects on Earth on the ground.

________3. An object thrown upward flies upward and never comes back.

________4. Only bigger objects have gravity.

________5. Gravitational force is always an attractive force.

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 What’s New

In the activity on Lesson 1, you have observed that when an object is thrown
upward, after reaching a certain height, it goes down. You have learned that gravity
pulls the object down until it reaches the ground. In this activity, you will observe
and describe motion of an object thrown upward.

Activity 1: A Great Come Back

You will need a crumpled paper (or any light object).

Instruction:
1. Prepare a crumpled paper.
2. Throw it upward. Please see Figure 1.
3. Observe the movement or motion of the
crumpled paper while going up and down.
4. Repeat the procedure until you get a clear
observation of the paper’s motion.
Figure 1. Throwing an object up

Illustrated by Ryan Oliver S. Arellano

Answer the questions below. Choose the correct answer.

1. What can you say about the movement or motion of the crumpled paper as it goes
up?
A. The crumpled paper moves faster as it goes up.
B. The crumpled paper slows down as it goes up.

2. What did you observe about the movement or motion of the crumpled paper as it
goes down?
A. The crumpled paper moves faster as it goes down.
B. The crumpled paper slows down as it goes down.

3. How does gravity affect the movement or motion of the crumpled paper as it goes
upward?
A. Gravity increases the motion of crumpled paper as it goes up.
B. Gravity slows down the motion of crumpled paper as it goes up.

4. How does gravity affect the movement or motion of the crumpled paper as it goes
down?
A. Gravity increases the motion of crumpled paper as it goes down.
B. Gravity slows down the motion of crumpled paper as it goes down.

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 What is It

Earth’s gravity pulls all objects down towards its center regardless of the
objects’ position or state of motion. Thus, gravity affects the movement of all objects
on Earth and the universe as a whole.

In the activity, gravity affects the movement or motion of the crumpled paper
as it moves up and down. As the object goes up, the movement of the crumpled paper
slows down because gravity pulls it towards the ground. The direction of the
gravitational force is towards the ground opposite the direction of the paper’s motion,
which is upward. As the object goes down, the movement or motion of the crumpled
paper increases or becomes faster because the Earth pulls the paper in the same
direction of the paper’s motion.

As a summary, if the object moves opposite the direction of gravity, it slows

down, but if the object moves in the same direction of gravity, it moves faster.

What’s More

Activity 2: Big and Strong

Gravity is the universal force that affects all objects in the universe. It holds together
the entire solar system, the Milky Way galaxy and other galaxies. It is the same force
that keeps the planets revolving around the sun and the moon orbiting the earth.

Study Table I below.

Table I: Values of Mass and Acceleration due to gravity, Gravitational Force of

Moon, Earth, and Jupiter, and Object’s Motion

Movement of
Acceleration Gravitational
Heavenly Mass Object A on
Due to gravity Force
Body (x 1024 kg) the heavenly
(m/s2) (x1023 N)
body
Moon 0.0736 1.62 1.1776 Slow

Earth 5.9720 9.80 585.2560 Fast

Jupiter 1900.0000 25.95 493,050.0000 Fastest

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I. Based on Table I, answer the questions below by choosing the heavenly body
from the heavenly bodies listed in the box. Write your answers on your answer
sheet.

Moon Earth Jupiter

1. Which heavenly body has the smallest mass?

2. Which heavenly body has the greatest mass?

3. Which heavenly body has the smallest value of gravitational force?

4. Which heavenly body has the biggest value of gravitational force?

5. On which heavenly body does object move slowest?

6. On which heavenly body do objects move fastest?

II. Directions: Answer the following questions. Write your answers on your answer
sheet. For numbers 1 to 4, choose your answers from the word list in the given box.

fast slow strong weak

1. If the mass of the object is small, the gravitational force is _______.

2. If the mass of the object is big, the gravitational force is _______.

3. If the gravitational force on a heavenly body is weak, the movement or motion of

object dropped is _______.

4. If the gravitational force on a heavenly body is strong, the movement or motion

of the object is _______.

For numbers 5 and 6, choose the correct word from the parentheses.

5-6.What is the effect of mass on the gravity or gravitational force of an object?

5. If the mass of an object is (bigger, smaller), the gravity or gravitational force is

(stronger, weaker).

6. Conclusion: Make your conclusion by choosing the correct word from the
parentheses. If the gravity or gravitational force between two objects is (stronger,
weaker), the movement or motion of the object is (faster, slower).

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 What I Have Learned

Directions: Complete the following statements by choosing the word that best
completes the following sentences from the parenthesis per item. Write the words
you have chosen on your answer sheet.

Choose the correct answer.

I learned that:

1. Gravity (increases, decreases) the motion of objects going down.

2. Gravity (increases, decreases) the motion of objects going upward.

3. Gravity is (greater, lesser) if the mass of the object is (bigger, smaller).

4. If gravity between two objects is (greater, lesser), the movement or motion of

the object is (faster, slower).

What I Can Do

Activity 3: Gravity in Action

A. Directions: Read and analyze the scenario given below. Answer the question
and write your answer on your answer sheet.

A stone is dropped from a height of 20 meters on the Earth’s surface, and an identical
stone is dropped from the same height at the same time on the moon. Which stone
will hit the ground first - the stone on Earth or the stone on the moon? Select your
answer below.

a. The stone dropped on the Earth will fall faster because the Earth has bigger
gravity than the moon.

b. The stone dropped on the moon will fall faster because the moon has smaller
gravitation or gravity than the Earth.

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B. Directions: Read the following items carefully and tell whether the statements are
True or False. On your answer sheet, write True if the statement is correct and False
if the statement is incorrect.

________1. Gravity is a force that pulls all objects on Earth, towards the Earth’s
center.

________2. Objects with greater gravitational pull slow down the movement or
motion of another object near it.

________3. Objects with more mass have greater gravity (or gravitational pull) than
those of less massive objects.

________4. An object that is thrown up and moves away from the Earth, slows
down.

________5. An object that is dropped from the top of a building and moves towards
the Earth, speeds up.

Assessment

Directions: Infer how gravity affects movements of different objects. Read and
answer the questions below. Write the letter of your answers on a separate sheet of
paper.

1. How do you describe the gravity that an object on earth experiences if its mass
is greater?
A. farther
B. greater
C. lesser
D. smaller

2. Which of the following keeps all objects on the ground?

A. acceleration
B. friction
C. gravity
D. inertia

3. Which characteristic of an object affects its gravity?

A. color
B. mass
C. position
D. shape

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4. How does gravity affect the movement of falling objects?
A. It increases the movement of falling objects.
B. It slows down the movement of falling objects.
C. It does not affect the movement of falling objects.
D. It neither slows down nor increases the movement of falling objects.

5. Which of the following is NOT true about gravity?

A. It is an attractive force.
B. It slows down the movement of falling objects.
C. It pulls the two objects toward each other.
D. It is the force that keeps all planets on its orbits.

6. How does gravity affect the motion of objects moving upward?

A. It slows down the motion of objects.
B. It increases the motion of the objects.
C. It does not affect the motion of objects.
D. It neither slows down nor increases the motion of objects.

7. When a rock is dropped on different planets, which of the following will most
likely happen to the rock?
A. The rock’s movement will be the same on all planets.
B. The rock will move slowest on the planet nearest to the sun.
C. The rock will move fastest on the planet farthest from the sun.
D. The rock’s movement will vary due to the different masses of the planets.

For items 8-10, refer to the table below.

Acceleration Due
Heavenly Mass Gravitational Force
to gravity
Body (x 1024 kg) (x1023 N)
(m/s2)
Moon 0.0736 1.62 1.1776
Earth 5.9720 9.80 585.2560
Jupiter 1900.0000 25.95 493,050.0000

8. If you drop an object, on which heavenly bodies listed in the table above will the
object hit the ground last?
A. Earth
B. moon
C. Jupiter
D. none of the above

9. On which heavenly body will the object move fastest?

A. moon
B. Jupiter
C. Earth
D. none of the above

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 10. On which heavenly body will an object on earth when released, move slowest?
A. Earth
B. Jupiter
C. moon
D. none of the above

Additional Activities

Study the graph below. The graph shows the gravity versus mass of different
planets.
Gravity in Different Planets

25

20

Gravity of every
Planet (m/s2) 15

10

0
Mercury (0.330) Saturn (596) Jupiter Pluto (0.0131)
(1900)
Mass (x 10 24) kg

Mercury Saturn Jupiter Pluto

Answer the questions based on the graph above. Choose your answer from the
options in the box.

1. Which planet has the strongest gravitational force?

2. Which planet has the weakest gravity?
3. Which heavenly body has the biggest mass?
4. Which heavenly body has the smallest mass?
5. In which heavenly body do objects move fastest?
6. In which heavenly body do objects move slowest?

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CO_Q3_Science 6_ Module 1A 21
What I Know What’s More Assessment
1. C. Activity 1.1 1. A.
2. B. 1. true 2. B.
3. D. 2. true 3. B.
4. D. 3. true 4. C.
5. B. 4. false 5. D.
6. A. 5. false 6. A.
7. B. 7. B.
8. C. Activity 1.2 8. C.
9. D. 1. Against 9. C.
2. Against
10. B. 10. A.
3. Towards
4. Against
5. Towards
What’s In Additional Activities
What I have Learned Down
1. Yes
2. Yes 1. Gravity 1. ATTRACTIVE
2. Attraction
3. Gravity
4. Force Across
What’sNew
2. GRAVITY
3. MASS
Activity 1
4. CENTER
1. A. 5. NEWTON
2. A.
3. A.
4. A.
5. A.
Lesson 1: Describe Gravity
Answer Key
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What’s In What I have Learned Assessment
1. true 1. increases 1. B.
2. decreases
2. true 2. C.
3. greater,
3. false bigger/lesser, 3. B
4. false smaller 4. A
5. true 4. greater, faster/ 5. B
lesser, slower 6. A.
What’s New 7. D.
What can I do 8. B.
1. B 9. B.
2. A A. 10. C.
3. B. a. The stone dropped on
4. A Earth will fall faster because
the Earth has bigger Additional Activities
What’s More gravitation or gravity than
the moon. 1. Jupiter
I. 2. Pluto
1. Moon B. 3. Jupiter
2. Jupiter 1. True 4. Pluto
3. Moon 2. False 5. Jupiter
4. Jupiter 3. True 6. Pluto
5. Moon 4. True
6. Jupiter 5. True
II.
1. weak
2. strong
3. Slow
4. Fast
5. Bigger, stronger/
smaller, weaker
Conclusion:
Stronger, faster/ weaker,
slower
Lesson 2: How Gravity Affects Movement of Objects
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