Gravity and Orbits

Choose the image that has the most gravitational pull:

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Which model has greater gravitational attraction (if any)

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

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A(n) _____ is the curved path of an object around a point/object in space.

• orbit

• rotation

• revolution

• phase

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What prevents planets from drifting off into space and keeps it in the planets in our Solar System?

• Gravity

• Weight

• Friction

• Forward Motion

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A person would weigh more on Jupiter than on the Earth because---

• Jupiter has less mass, and therefore less gravity
• Jupiter has more mass, and therefore less gravity.
• Jupiter has less mass, and therefore more gravity.
• Jupiter has more mass, and therefore more gravity

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A person would weigh less on the moon than on the Earth because...

• the moon has less mass, and therefore less gravity
• the moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity
• the moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity
• the moon has more mass, and therefor more gravity

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Which of the following never changes no matter where you are in the universe? 

• Pounds 
• weight 
• Force
• Mass

The amount of matter in an object.

• force 
• mass
• weight 
• pressure 

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Two factors effecting the strength of gravity between 2 objects are...

• weight and mass

• distance and weight

• mass and matter

• mass and distance

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What is true about the distance between a planet and the sun and the planet’s revolution around the Sun?

• The closer the planet is to the sun, the slower it orbits.

• The farther the planet is to the sun, the faster it orbits.

• The farther the planet is to the sun, the brighter the sun is.

• The closer the planet is to the sun, the faster it orbits.

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