Gravity and the Solar System
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • Ungraded
The solar system consists of the sun and a collection of objects, including planets, their moons, and asteroids that are held in orbit around the sun by its gravitational pull on them.
Heavier objects (really, more massive ones) produce a bigger gravitational pull than lighter ones, so as the heavyweight in our solar system, the Sun exerts the strongest gravitational pull. The Sun's gravity pulls on the planets, just as Earth's gravity pulls down anything that is not held up by some other force and keeps you and me on the ground.
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2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the biggest OBJECT in our solar system?
Jupiter
Asteroid Belt
Sun
Neptune
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3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
You would weigh the least on _______________ because they are the smallest (least massive) planets and they have the smallest ) gravitational pull.
Mercury and Mars
Venus and Jupiter
Earth and Uranus
Saturn and Pluto
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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A person on Mars' surface would experience a(n) _______ gravitational force compared to on Earth.
weaker, because Mars is further from the Sun.
weaker, because Mars has less mass than the Earth.
equal, because both planets orbit the Sun.
stronger, because Mars' surface is closer to its core.
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Objects (or planets) with MORE mass have __________ gravitational pull.
MORE
LESS
EQUAL
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NGSS.MS-PS2-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Objects (or planets) with LESS mass have __________ gravitational pull.
MORE
LESS
EQUAL
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7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
As the distance between objects decreases, gravity __________. This means the the closer you are to Earth, the more gravity is pulling on you.
increases
decreases
stays the same
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