Gravity and Solar System Quiz

Students used a computer simulation to determine the variables that affect the gravitational force between two objects. They collected the data shown in the table. Choose the claim statement that best agrees with the data.

• Mass does not affect the gravitational force between two objects

• Mass is the only variable that affects the gravitational force between two objects

• Distance is the only variable that affects the gravitational force between two objects

• Both mass and distance are variables that affect the gravitational force between two objects

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What happens to the gravitational force if the mass is cut in half?

• Increases

• Decreases

• Remains the same

• Cannot be determined

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What happens to the gravitational force if an object is lifted to a height that is 2.0 meters higher?

• Increases

• Decreases

• Remains the same

• Cannot be determined

The Milky Way is:

• Dark matter

• The only galaxy in our universe

• The name of our solar system

• The name of our galaxy

List the planets of our solar system in order of closest to the sun to farthest away.

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Earth, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mars, Venus, Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

List the planets of our solar system in order of smallest to largest.

• Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter

• Mars, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter

• Venus, Mercury, Mars, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter

• Earth, Mercury, Mars, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which of the following lists contain all of the rocky planets in our solar system?

• Neptune, Mars, Venus, and Mercury

• Earth, Venus, Mercury, and Jupiter

• Mars, Mercury, Earth, and Saturn

• Mercury, Mars, Earth, and Venus

Which of the following has a larger diameter than the Earth?

• The smallest gaseous planet

• The Moon

• An Asteroid

• Any of the dwarf planets

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

If a spacecraft travels from the earth to the edge of the solar system, what will happen to the gravitational pull between earth and the spacecraft?

• Increase

• Decrease

• Become zero

• Stay the same

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The moon orbits earth. Earth orbits the sun. The sun . . .

• Stays still

• Orbits another star

• Orbits the center of our galaxy

• Orbits the center of the universe

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1