7.9ABC CCA Review

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What is the path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space?

Back

Orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Front

What describes the location and movement of a comet?

Back

It orbits the sun in an elliptical orbit that is at an angle relative to the orbital paths of the planets. The speed is relatively constant throughout its orbit.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Front

What is a 'shooting star'?

Back

Meteor

Front

According to the law of universal gravitation, how does gravity change if mass m1 decreases?

Back

Gravity decreases.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Front

According to the law of universal gravitation, how does gravity change if the distance d increases?

Back

Gravity decreases.

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

Front

What is the force that attracts two bodies towards each other?

Back

Gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Front

What is a small rocky body orbiting the sun, often found in the asteroid belt?

Back

Asteroid

Front

What is a fragment of a meteoroid that survives its passage through the atmosphere and lands on Earth?

Back

Meteorite

Front

What is the term for a small particle from space that enters the Earth's atmosphere?

Back

Meteoroid

Front

What is the relationship between mass and gravitational force?

Back

The gravitational force increases with the mass of the objects.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4