Gravity

Front

What is the cloud of dust and gas that collapsed to form the solar system?

Back

Solar Nebula

Front

What is the inward force that causes an object to move in a circular path?

Back

Centripetal Force

Front

What is Kepler's Second Law?

Back

As a planet gets closer to the sun, its orbit speeds up, and as it gets farther, it slows down.

Front

Do objects with greater mass have greater gravity?

Back

True

Front

What is the point in the orbit of a body that is closest to the sun?

Back

Perihelion

Front

What is gravity?

Back

A force that attracts two bodies towards each other.

Front

What is the term for the path an object takes as it moves around another object in space?

Back

Orbit

Front

What is the force that keeps planets in orbit around the sun?

Back

Gravity

Front

What is the term for the farthest point in the orbit of a body from the sun?

Back

Aphelion

Front

What is the relationship between mass and gravity?

Back

Greater mass results in greater gravitational force.