Gravity in the Solar System

The more mass equals...

• more gravity

• less gravity

• more jump distance

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Which would create the strongest gravity?

• Two large planets close together

• Two large planets far apart

• A large planet and a small planet close together

• A large and small planet far apart

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A shorter distance does what to gravity?

• Increases it

• Decreases it

• Increases then decreases it

• Distance does not affect gravity

Which two things affect gravity?

• Mass and distance

• Weight and distance

• Weight and mass

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Which of these would have the strongest gravity?

• Two massive objects, far apart

• Two massive objects, close together

• One small and one massive object, far apart

• One small and one massive object, close together

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"Objects at rest/in motion stay that way unless acted upon by an outside force"

• gravity

• orbit

• inertia

• mass

"the amount of matter in something"

• mass

• inertia

• gravity

• distance

"force that pulls towards a center of mass"

• gravity

• mass

• inertia

• distance

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What keeps each planet in orbit around the Sun?

• a balance of inertia and gravity

• more gravity than inertia

• more inertia than gravity

• a balance of weight and mass

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If a planet has too much inertia velocity, what would happen to it?

• It would fly off into space

• It would get pulled into its star

• It would stay in a stable orbit

• It would blow up

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