Gravity and Orbits Flashcard

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What is gravity?

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Gravity is a force that attracts two bodies toward each other, pulling objects toward the center of the largest mass.

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What does gravity pull everything toward?

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Gravity pulls everything toward the largest mass.

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What is the spinning of an object on its axis called?

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The spinning of an object on its axis is called rotation.

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What is the difference between rotation and revolution?

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Rotation is the spinning of an object on its axis, while revolution is the movement of an object around another object.

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What is gravitational attraction?

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Gravitational attraction is the force that pulls two objects toward each other, depending on their masses and the distance between them.

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Which model has greater gravitational attraction if both are compared?

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The model with the greater mass will have greater gravitational attraction.

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What is an orbit?

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An orbit is the path an object takes as it moves around another object due to gravitational attraction.

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What is the relationship between mass and gravity?

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The greater the mass of an object, the stronger its gravitational pull.

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What happens to gravitational attraction as distance increases?

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As the distance between two objects increases, the gravitational attraction between them decreases.

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What is the role of the Sun in our solar system?

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The Sun is the largest mass in our solar system, and its gravity keeps the planets in orbit around it.