CUA 4 Make-up

The dwarf planet Pluto is part of the Kuiper Belt.

• True

• False

Which planet is closest to the Sun?

• Earth

• Pluto

• Jupiter

• Mars

Earth's atmosphere is made of 20% oxygen, 78% nitrogen, and 2% argon, carbon, and other trace gases.

• True

• False

What percentage of Earth's atmosphere is Nitrogen?

• 20%

• 70%

• 25%

• 78%

Mass: the amount of matter in an object; measured in kilograms (kg) or grams (g).

• True

• False

Weight - the mass of the object and the amount of gravity acting upon that object.

Unlike mass, your weight can vary depending on where you are in the Universe!

• True

• False

• Not true because my weight is the same as my Mass

• Not true because gravity doesn't affect mass on earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Fill in the blanks: This diagram shows that the ________ orbits the _________, which is orbiting the ____________.

• Moon, Earth, Sun

• Sun, Earth, Moon

• Moon, Sun, Earth

• Earth, Moon, Sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

If the distance between objects increases, the gravitational attraction between the objects decreases.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

Bodies (planets, satellites, moons, etc.) of the Solar System remain in their orbital paths due to a balance between gravitational forces and the constant forward motion of the celestial bodies.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The Oort Cloud is a spherical shell of celestial bodies believed to surround the Sun and far beyond our outermost planets.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2