Gravity and Orbits

Earth revolves around ________, because it has the __________ in the solar system.

• the moon; most gravitational force
• the sun; least gravitational force
• Jupiter; most gravitational
• the sun; most gravitational force

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_______________ Law of Universal Gravitation says that all objects in the universe have a gravitational force.  This force of gravity depends on __________________. 

• Copernicus; size and distance
• Newton; weight and distance
• Newton; mass and distance
• Galileo; size and distance

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This planet is the largest in our solar system.

• the sun
• Saturn
• Jupiter
• Neptune

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The largest object in our solar system is 

• Jupiter
• our sun
• Earth
• Saturn

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What two forces keep the planets in their orbits around the sun?

• Gravity and magnetism
• Inertia and magnetism
• Gravity and inertia
• Gravity and mass

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What keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?

• gravity

• friction

• density

• distance

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

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

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Which of the following will not change in different gravitational fields?

• weight
• force
• mass
• pounds

What two things determine the gravity of an object?

• mass & weight

• mass & distance

• density & mass

• volume & distance

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When will the forces of gravity between two objects be the GREATEST?

• when the masses of both objects are small and the objects are far apart

• when the masses of both objects are large and the objects are close together

• when the masses of both objects are small and the objects are close together

• when the masses of both objects are large and the objects are far apart

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