Gravity in the Solar System

The more _______ and object has, the more gravity it will have.

• mass

• weight

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Mars has less gravity than Earth because Mars has __________ mass than Earth.

• less

• more

• the same

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The more distance between two objects, the __________ gravity they will have.

• more

• less

Which would create the strongest gravity?

• Two large planets close together

• Two large planets far apart

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Which two things affect gravity?

• Mass and distance

• Weight and distance

• Weight and mass

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The amount of matter in something is called...

• mass

• inertia

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

• It would fly off into space

• It would get pulled into its star

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What keeps the Earth from crashing into the Sun?

• Earth's Gravity

• Earth's Inertia

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Weight is a person's mass AND the force of gravity of the planet the person is on. A person would weigh more on Jupiter than on the Earth because . . .

• Jupiter has more mass, and therefore more gravity

• Jupiter has less mass, and therefore more gravity

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Because of the balance between gravity and inertia all of the planets will...

• stay in orbit around the sun.

• all explode someday.

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