Space Day 1

Why would planet E not be a good place to look for life?

• Too hot

• No oxygen

• Too cold

• No water

Look at the diagram above, which of the following would be the best planet to observe for life?

• E

• B

• C

• D

Why can habitable planets not be too close to the Sun?

• The radiation will destroy the plants
• It will cause the water to evaporate
• It will orbit the sun too quickly
• It will rotate on its axis too slowly

Look at the picture of the satellite orbiting Earth. What keeps satellites in orbit?

• Friction

• The Sun

• The moon

• Gravity

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Which planet’s proximity to the Sun suggests it should be the hottest?

• Planet A

• Planet B

• Planet C

• Planet D

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What is the most important factor that determines Earth’s temperature?

• Distance to the Moon
  
• Gas composition of the atmosphere
• Proximity to the Sun
  
• Amount of water on the planet

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What does the force of gravity do to objects?

• It makes them float.

• It makes them jump.

• It pulls them together.

• It pushes them apart.

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Objects that have more mass also have more gravity.

• True

• False

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As mass increases, the strength of a planet's gravity_____________and as distance increases the strength of a planet's gravity ______________________.

• decreases, increases

• increases, decreases

• stays the same, decreases

• stays the same, inceases

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Gravitational force differs based on two things.

It increases with increasing ___________.

It decreases with increasing __________ .

• mass

  distance

• distance

  mass

• orbit

  displacement

• displacement

  orbit

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