Gravity and Space review

Gravity is a force that _____ objects

• Pushes

• Pulls

• Pushes and Pulls

• Ignores

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

The 3rd closest planet to the sun is...

The asteroid belt separates inner and outer planets in our solar system. Which two planets is the asteroid belt located between?

• mars and saturn

• jupiter and neptune

• earth and venus

• mars and jupiter

In an area with no air resistance (like the moon), what happens when you compare the speeds that objects fall at?

• heavier objects will fall faster

• lighter objects will fall faster

• all objects will fall at the same speed

• gravity will push the objects away

What happens when a celestial object passes close by another object?

• The object with less mass will be pulled towards the other object

• Nothing will happen as the objects pass each other

• The objects will push each other away

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Which Celestial object is considered to have "a tail"

• Meteor

• Meteorite

• Meteroid

• Comet

If I have a mass and weight of 100 pounds on Earth, when I go to the moon (which has less gravity) ....

• my weight will increase

• my mass will increase

• my weight will decrease

• my mass will decrease

Which planet will have the strongest gravitational attraction with the star?

• Planet A

• Planet B

• Planet C

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which planet will have the weakest gravitational attraction?

• Planet A

• Planet B

• Planet C

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

When making a model of the solar system which aspect of the model would be the hardest to accurately create?

• The size of planets compared to each other

• The distance between each planet to scale

• The complete orbital paths of the planets

• The colors of the planets

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3