Gravity in Space & Scale Distance and Sizes

Which of these choices explains why this model of the solar system cannot be correct?

• Earth does not have enough gravitational pull to be located in the center of the Solar System.

• Venus is larger than the Moon so it would be located closer to the center.

• Saturn has as much mass as Earth so it would be located in the center.

• Mars and Mercury have an equal amount of gravitational pull so should be on the same orbital pathway.

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Gravity is greatest when two objects are larger and closer together.

• True

• False

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What measure is the amount of matter an object contains?

• Weight

• Mass

• Volume

• Surface Area

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Objects with greater mass have less gravity than those with lesser mass

• True

• False

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What is a light year?

• It is the LUMINOSITY of the Sun compared to other stars.

• Like a regular year, only with less calories.

• It is the DISTANCE light travels in one year.

• It is the TIME it takes light from the Sun to get to the Earth.

The force keeping a planet in orbit around the sun is...

• Friction
• Tension
• Gravity
• weight

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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Which of the following is required for planets to stay in orbit around the Sun? (choose all that apply)

• Gravity

• Weight

• Friction

• Forward Motion

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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What prevents planets from pulled into and crash into the Sun?

• Gravity

• Weight

• Friction

• Inertia

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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

• Gravity

• Weight

• Friction

• Forward Motion

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...

• mass and distance 
• mass and matter
• distance and weight 
• weight and mass

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