Quiz about The role of Gravity + Earth's Motion

Question 1

What is Gravity?

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A force of attraction or pull between any two objects

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An air mass

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A gas produced from pollution

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A gas that is in space

Question 2

The amount of gravitational pull depends on an objects ______.

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Mass

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Shape

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Location

Question 3

What prevents us from floating up into space?

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Gravity

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Oxygen

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The Sun

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Space Shuttles

Question 4

Gravity is only on Earth

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False

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True

Question 5

Which object has more gravity?

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Option B is correct

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A.

Question 6

Who's gravitational pull is our moon attached too?

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Earth's

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The Sun

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Mercury's

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The stars

Question 7

Gravity is affected by

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mass and distance

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shape and color

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volume and density

Question 8

The pull of gravity decreases when the mass of the object decreases.

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True

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False

Question 9

The pull of gravity decreases when the distance between two objects decreases.

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False

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True

Question 10

Every object that has a mass experiences a gravitational pull.

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True

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False

Question 11

The Barringer Crater is the result of ...... pulling a meteor to Earth's surface.

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gravity

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volume

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density

Question 12

The closest neighbor to the Earth is.......

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Moon

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Jupiter

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Nepton

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Mars

Question 13

Why does the moon orbit the Earth?

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Due to gravitational force

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Due to love

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Due to the gases around the Earth

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Due to the big bang

Question 14

Since the Moon's mass is..........than the Earth's mass, Moon's gravitational force is ........ than Earth's gravitational force.

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less/ less

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greater/greater

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less/greater

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greater/less

Question 15

Moon's gravity is 1/6 Earth's gravity.

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True

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False

Question 16

If you throw a ball up on the Moon it can goes higher 6 times than on the Earth since the gravity on the Moon is high.

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False

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True

Question 17

What does the Moon's Gravitational force cause to the Earth?

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It causes tides

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It causes volcanoes

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It causes hurricanes

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It causes earthquakes

Question 18

Earth's tides are....

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regular raise and fall of water along the shore

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regular hurricanes of water along the shore

Question 19

Earth's water bulges on ......

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Moon-facing side of Earth

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side facing away from the Moon

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adjacent side of the Earth

Question 20

As the Moon travels around the Earth high and low tides form.

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True

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False

Question 21

water level ....... where the bulge forms and ....... where the bulge is not.

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rises - lowers

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lowers - rises

Question 22

A meteorite is a meteor that does not strike the earth's surface.

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Option B is correct

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A.

Question 23

A meteor is a space rock that enters the earth's atmosphere.

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Option A is correct

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B.

Question 24

An example of a meteorite is

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Option A is correct

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B.

Question 25

The force that pulls meteors into the earth atmosphere is

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gravity

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friction

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electric force

Question 26

Which of the following actually hits the ground?

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meteorite

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meteor

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meteoroid

Question 27

The Earth is rotating on its axis, creating _____

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day and night

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the 12 months

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the years

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the seasons

Question 28

What is the name of the imaginary line running through the center of the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole?

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axis

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orbit

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equator

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latitude

Question 29

In order for us to experience day, the side of the Earth we live on must be __________ the Sun.

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facing toward

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facing away from the Sun

Question 30

Which part of Earth is experiencing night?

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D

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A

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B

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C

Question 31

The change from day time to night time, and back again, is caused by

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the rotation of the Earth

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the position of the Moon

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the movement of the tides

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the brightness of the Sun

Question 32

The spinning movement of the Earth about its axis is called the Earth's _____

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rotation

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revolution

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precession

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orbit

Question 33

The rotation of Earth is responsible for day and night

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true

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false

Question 34

The Earth makes one rotation around its axis every ...

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One day (24 hours)

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One year

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One summer

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One winter

Question 35

How long does it take for the Earth to make one full orbit around the Sun?

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one year

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one day

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one week

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one month

Question 36

The movement of the Earth around the Sun is called its _____

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revolution

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rotation

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precession

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gyration

Question 37

The spinning movement of the Earth about its axis is called the Earth's _____

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rotation

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revolution

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precession

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orbit

Question 38

When the Earth completes a full orbit around the Sun, it has completed _____ rotations or days

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365 1/4

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7

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30

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91

Question 39

The Earth is rotating AND revolving.

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True

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False

Question 40

The path an object takes as it travels around another object is called a/an

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orbit

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line

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axis

Question 41

Seasons are caused by ....

(Choose more than 1 answer)

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Earth's tilted axis

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Earth's revolution

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There are no seasons

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