Scale and Size of Objects in Space

Gravity is greatest when two objects are larger and closer together.

• True

• False

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What measure is the amount of matter an object contains?

• Weight

• Mass

• Volume

• Surface Area

Objects with greater mass have less gravity than those with lesser mass

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is a light year?

• It is the LUMINOSITY of the Sun compared to other stars.

• Like a regular year, only with less calories.

• It is the DISTANCE light travels in one year.

• It is the TIME it takes light from the Sun to get to the Earth.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The force keeping a planet in orbit around the sun is...

• Friction
• Tension
• Gravity
• weight

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What prevents planets from drifting off into space and keeps it in the planets in our Solar System?

• Gravity

• Weight

• Friction

• Forward Motion

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Complete the following statement: The farther away two planets are the _______ the gravitational force between them.

• more
• same
• dosen't matter
• less

How far away is Earth from the sun in Astronomical Units?

• 1

• 150 million

• 92 million

• 3

Lightyear is the measurement of...

• the speed of light

• the amount of time light can travel one parsec

• the distance light can travel in one year

• the distance light can travel in one second

What is the point of making the scale model of our solar system in the lab?

• To compare the relative distances between the planets in our solar system.

• To compare the relative sizes of the planets in our solar system.

• To show how big our solar system is compared to other solar systems

• To show the path of the orbits of all the planets in the solar system

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3