Orbital Motion Ck-12

Objects that have orbital motion include...

• moons.

• satellites.

• asteroids.

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

In addition to the moon, artificial satellites also orbit Earth. Which factor(s) must be taken into account to ensure that a satellite keeps orbiting Earth rather than falling back to Earth’s surface?

• the mass of the satellite

• the mass of the moon

• the satellite's distance from Earth

• the satellite's forward velocity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

An ______ is a circular or oval path in which one object keeps moving around another.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The curved path of a planet around the sun is called a(n) ______.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The shape of the path orbit is ______.

• round.

• circular.

• elliptical.

• none of the above

The motion of planets around the sun is called _____ motion.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

An object's mass on the moon is less than its mass on the Earth.

• true

• false

An object's mass on the moon is less than its mass on Earth.

• true

• false

It takes Earth 24 hours to complete each orbit.

• true

• false

Comets do not have orbital motion.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4