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Gravity and Inertia

Gravity and Inertia

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Science

6th Grade

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NGSS
MS-PS2-4, MS-ESS1-2, MS-ESS1-3

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11 Slides • 7 Questions

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Gravity and Inertia

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Including the sun list the items in our solar system in order from largest to smallest

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Pluto, Sun, Earth, Mars, Venus, Mercury

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Sun, Earth, Mars, Venus, Mercury

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Earth, Mars, Venus, Mercury,Sun

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Earth,Jupiter,Saturn, Mars,Sun,

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Multiple Choice

The Easiest way to tell the difference between a moon and a planet is that

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Planets orbit the moon, sun orbits the planet

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Planets orbit the sun, Moons don't orbit anything

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Planets orbit the Sun, Moons orbit their planet

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the sun orbits the moon once a year

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following are gas planets

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Saturn and Jupiter

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Jupiter and Mars

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Uranus and Neptune

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Neptune and Pluto

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following are Ice planets

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Saturn and Jupiter

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Jupiter and Mars

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Uranus and Neptune

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Neptune and Pluto

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Multiple Choice

If Gravity is in our sun, and gravity attracts, why do we not float towards the sun?

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cause gravity is pushing down on us

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the suns gravity forces have no impact on earth

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Because of the gravity in our earths core

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Sun has weak gravitational pull

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Multiple Choice

The sun's gravitational pull keeps our solar system in line. Why does gravity not bring the planets closer to the sun?

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Because gravity doesnt really exist, its just a theory

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Because of anti gravity forces

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Because of inertia

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Gravity is present but too weak to really impact the planets

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Multiple Choice

How does gravities' interaction with the sun impact the sun and the rest of our solar system?

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Gravity didn't actually cause the formation of our solar system, including the Sun, and its planets and moons

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It is inertia that caused the formation of our solar system, including the Sun, and its planets and moons

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gravity caused the formation the Sun only

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It is gravity that caused the formation of our solar system, including the Sun, and its planets and moons

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