Astronomy - Gravity Review

an invisible pulling force found between all objects

• gravity

• forward motion

• axis

• rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Without air resistance, all objects fall at the same rate

• true

• false, heavy objects will always fall faster.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

On Earth, why is it that a hammer and a feather will fall at different speeds?

• more air resistance acting on feather

• more air resistance on hammer.

• more gravity acting on the feather.

• more gravity acting on the hammer.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

on the moon, if a feather and a hammer are dropped from the same height, what happens?

• they land at the same moment

• the hammer lands first

• the feather lands first

• they float since there is no gravity on the moon

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Gravity will increase with

• mass

• distance

• faster rotation

• slower rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Strength of gravity will decrease with

• mass

• distance

• faster rotation

• slower rotation

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The space around an object where other objects feel its gravitational pull is called ...

• gravity

• gravity field

• ellipse

• orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The object in our solar system with the most gravity is

• the sun

• Jupiter

• Earth

• moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The Sun has more gravity than Earth. Why does the moon orbit the Earth and not the Sun?

• Earth has more mass than the Sun

• The Sun is very far away

• Everything in space orbits the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What scientist gets credit for teaching us about gravity and how it behaves?

• Galileo

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Aristotle

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