Gravity and the solar system

The group of inner planets are known as:

• The Hallow Planets

• The Gas Giants

• The Outer Planets

• The Terrestrial Planets

The group of outer planets are known as:

• The Inner Planets

• The Rocky Planets

• The Gas Giants

• The Terrestrial Planets

 

Any object with mass experiences gravity

• true

• false

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As distance increases, gravitational forces:

• disappear

• Decrease

• increase

• stays the same

Where is the asteroid belt located?

• Between Mars and Jupiter

• infront of the sun

• Beyond Pluto

• Between Earth and Mars

How many AU's (astronomical units) is Earth from the sun?

• .39

• 30

• 1.25

• 1

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

 

Gravity is weaker if objects are _____________.

• closer together

• farther apart

What is the shape of an orbit?

• circle

• elliptical

• round

• oval

What is gravity?

• a star and all the objects that revolve around it

• a force that pulls objects toward its center

• a picture or shape created by a group of stars

• a force that makes objects drift apart

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The planets in the solar system revolve around the Sun because the Sun is

• the strongest source of gravity in the solar system

• made of hydrogen and helium

• older than the other objects in the solar system

• has the most heat

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