EARTH'S MOVEMENT IN SPACE

1. Different alignments of the Earth, moon, and sun can cause phenomena to occur on Earth. These phenomena are caused by differences in gravitational pulls. What are these phenomena called?

• Eclipses

• phases

• moon

• tides

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the path of an object as it revolves around another object in space?

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Orbit

• satellite

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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Which object has the greatest gravitational force?

• the Statue of Liberty

• the Earth

• an airplane

• a parasail

Karina is conducting an experiment based on Isaac Newton's law of universal gravitation. She is testing the strength of the force of gravity between two objects. What factors determine the strength of the force of gravity?

• Size and distance between the objects

• speed of the objects d. weights of the

• shape of the objects

• Inertia,Gravity,Weight

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

_____________ measures the pull of Earth's gravity on an object's mass.

• Resistance

• Gravitational force

• Attraction

• Weight

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What is any object that orbits another object in space?

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Orbit

• satellite

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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Gravitational pull is greatest:

• on top of Mt. Everest.

• at the beach.

• in an airplane.

• on the moon.

What is the movement of an object around another object?

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Orbit

• satellite

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Mr. Lee used a globe to demonstrate to his class that Earth rotates around a central line. He also demonstrated that Earth travels around the sun by picking up the globe and walking in a circle around his desk. It takes Earth one year to make one trip around the sun. What word is used to describe one object moving around another object?

• Orbit

• gravity

• rotation

• revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the Law that says every object in the universe attracts every other object?

• Conservation of matter

• Superposition

• Universal gravitation

• onservation of energy

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