Gravity and Inertia Quiz (S6E1.d)

What is weight?

• How much fat is on your body

• How strong you are

• When you have to stand in line

• How strongly your body is being pulled down by gravity

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Inertia tells us that we need _______ to get an object moving or to make it stop.

• Strength

• A force

• Friction

• Gravity

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Why do planets in our solar system orbit the sun?

• Because the sun is the brightest object

• Because nothing can orbit planets

• Because the sun has the most mass

• Because the sun is the hottest object

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On which of the following would you weight the least?

• Earth

• Moon

• Sun

• Jupiter

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What makes planets visible in the night sky?

• They reflect the sun

• They make their own light

On which of the following would you weight the most?

• Earth

• Moon

• Sun

• Jupiter

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Because of inertia, a resting object will remain _________.

• at a constant speed

• in one spot

• in a straight line

• at rest

Because of inertia, a moving object will __________.

• keep moving

• rest

• remain in one spot

• stop suddenly

Gravity is based on an object's ________.

• Size

• Mass

• Brightness

• Roundness

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The force that holds the solar system together is called __________.

• friction

• gravity

• inertia

• mass

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