Planetary Orbits

Planetary Orbits

6th Grade

6 Qs

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Planetary Orbits

Planetary Orbits

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS1-2, MS-PS2-4, MS-ESS1-1

Standards-aligned

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the force that keeps a planet in orbit around the Sun?

Friction

Tension

Gravity

weight

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Choose all that apply. Which of the following is required for planets to stay in orbit around the Sun?

Gravity

Weight

Friction

Forward Motion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What prevents planets from being pulled into and crash into the Sun due to its Gravity?

Gravity

Weight

Friction

Forward Motion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What prevents planets from drifting off into space and keeps it in the planets in our Solar System?

Gravity

Weight

Friction

Forward Motion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What would happen to Earth if its forward motion stopped?

Earth would continue to orbit in our Solar System normally.

Earth would sit motionless and not moving.

Earth would drift off in space because nothing would hold it in the Solar System.

Earth would move toward the Sun and eventually crash into it.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What would happen to Earth if the Sun's gravity dissappeared?

Earth would continue to orbit in our Solar System normally.

Earth would sit motionless and not moving.

Earth would drift off in space because nothing would hold it in the Solar System.

Earth would move toward the Sun and eventually crash into it.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2