Gravity/Models of S/S

What does the prefix "helio" mean?

• Earth
• Sun
• Center
• Ground

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What does the prefix "geo" mean?

• Star
• Sun
• Earth
• Center

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

As mass increases gravity __________.

• Decreases
• Increases
• Stays the same

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

As distance increases, gravity __________.

• Decreases
• Increases
• Stays the same

What does the term heliocentric mean?

• helium centered

• earth centered

• sun centered

• space centered

What does the term geocentric mean?

• sun centered

• dirt centered

• earth centered

• map centered

What type of model is shown?

• geocentric

• Wheels on wheels

• heliocentric

• galaxy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What type of model is shown?

• geocentric

• Wheels on wheels

• heliocentric

• galaxy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is gravity?

• a force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses

• an unbalanced force that makes objects move in an elliptical path

• the rotating cloud of gas and dust from which the sun and planets formed

• the point in the orbit of a planet at which the planet is farthest from the sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The distance between objects, along with the masses of the objects, affect the gravitational force between the objects. Which statement is true according to Newton’s law of universal gravitation?

• When the masses of objects increase, gravitational force decreases.

• When distance between objects increases, gravitational force decreases.

• When distance between objects decreases, gravitational force decreases.

• When the masses of objects decrease, the distance between objects decreases.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5