Gravity & the Universe

What is gravity?

• a force that pushes

• a force that exist between anything with a mass

• a force that exist between light only

• a made up force

Gravity depends on...

• Mass

• Volume

• Distance

• Density

Gravity does which?

• Pushes objects away
• Pulls objects in
• Both pushes and pulls

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Gravity is which?

• attractive force
• repulsive force
• both attractive and repulsive

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Small objects have gravitational pull like you and me?

• True
• False

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NGSS.5-PS2-1

As the mass of a star increases the gravity will _________

• increase
• decrease
• stay the same

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

A large celestial body that is composed of gas and that emits light.

• star

• black hole

• moon

• comet

A celestial body that has an immense gravitational field that not even light can't escape.

• star

• black hole

• moon

• comet

The ____________ object always orbits the other object

• More massive
• Less massive
• Bigger diameter
• Smaller diameter

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which model has greater gravitational attraction (if any)

• Model A
• Model B
• Both Model A and Model B (same gravity)

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2