Over (to) The Moon

Front

How many people have actually been on the moon?

Back

12

Front

The natural pull of objects toward each other is called ___

Back

gravity

Front

The speed needed to overcome the force of Earth's gravity is called ___

Back

the escape velocity

Front

A push of pull acting on an object is called ___

Back

a force

Front

"Mass" is a measure of ___

Back

how much matter is in an object

Front

The farther away something is from the Earth ___

Back

the less it will feel the pull of Earth's gravity

Front

The closer an object gets to the Moon, ___

Back

the more it will feel the Moon's gravity pulling on it

Front

Shooting stars are actually pieces of rock that have broken off from passing ___

Back

comets or asteroids

Front

A meteor is a rock that has ___

Back

been caught in Earth's gravity

Front

Which two things affect the pull of gravity? Options: the size of the objects and the resistance between them, the density of the objects and their speed, the mass of the objects and the distance between them, the mass of the objects and their escape velocities

Back

the mass of the objects and the distance between them