Solar System and Gravity Review

What keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?

• the Sun's mass

• the Sun's period of rotation

• the Sun's gravitational force

• the Sun's color

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Which planet is the solar system's largest?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Neptune

• Uranus

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As the mass of a celestial body increases, gravity

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

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Which two things affect gravity?

• Mass and distance

• Weight and distance

• Weight and mass

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This separates the inner planets from the outer planets.

• Meteor Middle

• Asteroid Belt

• Comet Curtain

• Light Drape

Also called a dirty snowball, this object is made mainly of dust and ice.

• Star

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Comet

If an object has MORE _______, it will have more gravitational force.

• mass

• distance

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A person would jump farther Mercury than on Earth because . . .

• Mercury has less mass, and therefore less gravity so that force isn't pulling you down.

• Mercury has less mass, and therefore more gravity.

• Mercury has more mass, and therefore less gravity

• Mercury has the same mass and gravity as Earth.

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A ________ is a space object consisting of a ball of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a “tail” of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun.

• comet

• moon

• meteor

• meteorite

Celestial bodies that are burning up in Earth's atmosphere.

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Comet

• Meteorite