2023 - 2024 - Gravity, Revolution, and Seasons Quiz

Two factors affecting the strength of gravity between 2 objects are...

• weight and mass
• distance and weight
• mass and distance
• mass and matter

The ________ the mass of an object, the _________ the gravitational force (pull).

• greater, lesser
• lesser, greater
• lesser, lesser
• bigger, smaller

True or false: A revolution is when an object orbits (goes around) another object.

• True
• False

True or false: The shape of the orbit of the earth around the sun is a circle.

• True
• False

One revolution of the earth gives us ________.

• a day
• a year
• a decade
• a century

One rotation of the earth gives us ________.

• a day
• a year
• a decade
• a century

Based on the diagram, the Southern Hemisphere is experiencing the ___________ season.

• winter
• spring
• summer
• fall

One half revolution of the earth around the sun is equal to _________.

• one month
• half a month
• half of a year
• one year