Lesson 1 Assignment - The Role of Gravity

1. This looks like a shooting star, but it is really a __________.

• gravity
• meteor
• meteorite
• tides

2. What is causing this water droplet to fall?

• gravity
• meteor
• meteorite
• tides

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3. 3. The regular rise and fall of water along the shore.

• gravity
• meteor
• meteorite
• tides

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4. 4. When a meteor strikes the Earth's surface, it is called a ______________.

• gravity
• meteor
• meteorite
• tides

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5. Hamzah is standing on the ground located at the North Pole. Muhammad is standing on the ground located at the South Pole. Explain how both can stand with their feet on the ground.

• Muhammad's gravitational pull is pulling Hamzah to the ground.

• Hamzah's gravitational pull is pulling Muhammad to the ground.

• Both are being pulled by Earth's gravitational pull.

• The moon's gravity is pushing them to the ground.

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6. Things we drop fall to the ground because _____________ pulls them down.

• friction
• gravity

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9. What force makes an apple fall to the ground?

• gravity
• air resistance
• size
• weight

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10. If you threw a ball up on the Moon, it would go up 6 times higher than on Earth. Explain how this is possible.

• The Moon's gravity is 1/6 that of Earth.

• The Moon's gravity is 1/2 that of Earth.

• The Moon has no gravity at all.

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11. Earth's water levels _____________ on the side of Earth facing the moon.

• rise
• fall

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12. Which would be the most likely outcome of a meteorite's encounter with Earth?

• The meteorite orbits around Earth.
• The meteorite hits Earth and makes a crater.
• The meteorite becomes a second moon.

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