Solar System and Gravity

The Milky Way is...

• Dark Matter

• The only galaxy in the universe

• The name of our solar system

• The name of our galaxy

Which of the following lists contains all of the rocky planets in our solar system?

• Neptune, Mars, Venus, and Mercury

• Earth, Venus, Mercury, and Jupiter

• Mercury, Mars, Earth, Venus

• Mars, Mercury, Earth, and Saturn

Which of the following has a larger diameter than Earth.

• The smallest gaseous planet in our Solar System.

• Venus

• An asteroid

• The moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

If a spacecraft travels from Earth to the edge of the Solar System, what will happen to the gravitational pull between Earth and the spacecraft? The gravitational pull between Earth and the spacecraft will...

• increase

• decrease

• become zero

• remain the same; no difference will occur

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Jupiter's diameter is about 11 times larger than Earth's diameter. If Earth were modeled with a pea (0.5cm) which one of the following would work best to create a scale model of Jupiter?

• a plum (4cm)

• a racquetball (5.7cm)

• a basketball (23.9cm)

• a beach ball (50.8cm)

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

If an object is 3 AU from the Sun, it is...

• 3 times larger than the size of the Earth

• 3 times closer to the Sun than the Earth

• 3 times farther from the Sun than the Earth

• Farther from the Sun to the Earth but closer to Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Jupiter's largest moon is bigger than the planet Mercury. What characteristics leads scientist to classify a space object as a moon instead of a planet?

• if it is made out of cheese.

• if it orbits around another planet.

• if it orbits around a star in our solar system.

• if people have walked on it.

If something causes a satellite orbiting the Earth to slow down, what will the satellite start to do?

• move farther away from the Earth

• move closer to the Earth

• break apart

• burn up

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Use the information about the following planets:

Planet A has a mass of 1,000kg

Planet B has a mass of 10,000kg

Planet C has a mass of 50,000kg

If Planets A, B, and C all have the same diameter, on which planet's surface would you experience the greatest gravitational force?

• Planet A

• Planet B

• Planet C

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

• Earth is too large compared to other planets, Earth is third from the sun, and Pluto is missing

• Earth is too small compared to the other planets, Earth is third from the sun, and Mercury is missing

• Earth is too large compared to other planets, Earth is third from the sun, and Mercury is missing

• Earth is the scale correct size compared to the other planets, Earth is third from the sun, and Mercury is missing

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3