Gravity and Motion of Objects in Solar System Quiz

Moons are studied in relation to _________

• their size and shape

• the planet they orbit

• how many craters they have

• how far away they are

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Moons have rotation and revolution

• True

• False

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Asteroids are made of mostly iron and nickel and can be very small or several hundred miles across

• True

• False

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Which object does not revolve around the sun?

• Meteoroids

• Asteroids

• Comets

• Planets

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Which is not one of the main parts of a comet?

• Nucleus

• Coma

• Tail

• Nebula

What is the difference meteors and meteorites?

• Meteors hit the planet and meteorites burn up before they hit

• Meteorites hit the planet and meteors burn up before they hit

• They both orbit the sun but meteors have an irregular orbit

• They both orbit the sun but meteorites have an irregular orbit

More mass and closer distance = ______________

• more gravitational pull

• less gravitational pull

• same gravitational pull

• more force and less gravitational pull

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What keeps the planets moving in elliptical orbits?

• the planets' gravitational pull

• the sun's inertia

• the sun's gravitational pull and the planets' inertia

• the big bang force

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If a planet is closer to the sun, it will revolve _________.

• at nearly 0 speed

• medium speed

• slower

• faster

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Which has the stronger affect on the Earth?

• Sun

• Moon

• Jupiter

• Mars

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