6.ESS.1 #2 - Earth & Space Science

the amount of "matter" in an object

• weight

• mass

• gravity

• inertia

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the force of gravity on an object

• force

• inertia

• mass

• weight

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An object at rest will stay at rest, and a moving object will stay moving at the same speed and in the direction until_____ is applied. Select TWO.

• a force

• inertia

• gravity

• a push or pull

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What factor causes one planet to have more gravity than another?

• the planet's mass

• the temperature of the planet

• the planet's size

• the planet's atmosphere

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Which planet has the most gravity causing an object to weigh more?

• Earth

• Neptune

• Mars

• Jupiter

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Sir Isaac Newton concluded that two factors combined to keep the planets in orbit. What are they? Select TWO.

• weight

• gravity

• inertia

• distance

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If you went to the moon, you could jump much higher and farther. This is because _____.

• there is no air on the moon

• the moon is far away from Earth

• the Sun doesn't shine on one side of the moon

• the moon has less mass and, thus, less gravitational pull

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Gravity between objects lessens _____.

• when the objects are close to each other

• as the objects move away from the sun

• as the objects move farther apart

• during high tide

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According to the table, select TWO true statements

• Pluto has the least amount of gravity.

• Earth's gravity is 1.5.

• There are five planets with less gravity than Earth.

• Most of the planets have nearly the same gravity strength.

Select true statements about gravity.

• Gravity makes things fall when you drop them.

• Gravity gives objects weight.

• It makes a basketball swoosh down through a hoop.

• It makes rain and snow fall from the clouds to the ground.

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