DOL-Gravity

What is something that has a larger and stronger gravitational field than the Earth?

• my pencil

• a fly

• Mars

• the moon

• the Sun

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When objects are MORE MASSIVE, is the force of gravity between them STRONGER or WEAKER?

• When objects are MORE MASSIVE, the gravity between the objects is STRONGER.

• When objects are MORE MASSIVE, the gravity between them is WEAKER.

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When objects are FARTHER APART, is the force of gravity between them STRONGER or WEAKER?

• When objects are farther apart, the gravity between the objects is STRONGER.

• When objects are farther apart, the gravity between them is WEAKER.

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Earth's gravity pulls everything and everybody toward ____________.

• Mars

• your school

• your home

• Earth

Why do planets orbit the Sun?

• The Sun is the only celestial object that has a gravitational pull.

• The Sun’s chemical composition makes it attract planets.

• Only celestial bodies that emit light, like the Sun, can be at the center of an orbit.

• The Sun is the most massive object in our solar system, so it exerts the greatest gravitational pull.

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Where would you have more mass, on Earth or on the Moon?

• Earth
• Moon
• It is the same, mass doesn´t change

• In both planets.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which has a STRONGER force of gravity, Earth or the Moon?

• Earth
• Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What two things determine the gravity of an object?

• mass & weight

• mass & distance

• density & mass

• volume & distance

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

A brick and a pencil are dropped at the same time from the same height. Which one would hit the ground first?

• brick

• pencil

• both would hit at the same time

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If I drop a large rock and a small rock from the same height at the same time, which one will hit the ground first?

• the large rock

• the small rock

• both will hit at the same time

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