Ch. 6 L. 3 Gravity and Orbit

Gravity is the _______ of attraction between any two objects that have mass.

• ellipse

• tides

• hindrance

• force

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The strength of gravity is determined by two things. They are

• distance apart and whether they are made of metal

• total mass and distance apart

• total mass and how close it is to the Earth

• how close it is to the Earth and whether they are made of metal

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Why is weight of items greater on Earth compared to on the Moon?

• Earth has a greater mass than the Moon.

• The Moon has a greater mass than the Earth.

• The Earth is closer to the Sun than the Moon.

• The Moon is closer to the Sun than the Earth.

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As the total mass decreases, the force of gravity will

• decrease

• increase

• stay the same

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The weight of a person on Jupiter is __________ compared to a person on Earth.

• less

• more

The force of gravity lessens when objects move

• closer together.

• further apart.

• towards the Sun.

• away from the Sun.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is the name for the path that objects travel on as they rotate around a larger object because of gravity?

• ellipse

• tides

• gravity

• orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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Higher high tides and lower low tides occur during

• neap tides

• spring tides

• forward tides

• orbit tides

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Tides that are similar in size occur during

• neap tides

• spring tides

• forward tides

• orbit tides

What is demonstrated in the corresponding image?

• orbit

• tide

• ellipse

• mass

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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