Gravity

A space rock that enters Earth's atmosphere is called a ___.

• meteoroid

• meteorite

• meteor

• asteroid

A force of attraction or pull between any two objects is called ___.

• weight

• friction

• magnetism

• gravity

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The strength of gravity is affected by ____.

• weight and distance

• mass and distance

• distance only

• mass only

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Earth's tides are caused by the ___ gravitational force.

• moon's

• sun's

• planets'

• space station's

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The moon's gravitational pull is ___ than the Earth's.

• more

• more and less

• greater

• less

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The Earth orbits the sun because of the ___ gravitational pull.

• meteor's

• tides'

• sun's

• moon's

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When the mass of an object increases, its force of gravity ___.

• decreases

• increases and decreases

• increases

• stays the same.

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___ are small rocky objects that orbit the sun and have caused many impact craters on the moon.

• meteoroids

• meteors

• meteorites

• comets

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If the distance between two objects decreases, then the force of gravity ___.

• decreases

• stays the same

• increases

• increases and decreases

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When giant meteorites strike Earth's surface, they create ___.

• mountains

• volcanoes

• craters

• tides