Kinchler - TCAP - 8th - Space

The two outermost planets orbiting the sun are Uranus and Neptune. These planets each have many moons. Which of these best explains why the moon Proteus travels in a circular pattern around Neptune?

• A gravitational force formed between Proteus and Neptune.

• A gravitational force formed between Neptune and the sun.

• A gravitational force formed between Neptune and Uranus.

• A gravitational force formed between Proteus and the sun.

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Diagrams of Earth and a satellite are shown below. In which option is the gravitational attraction greatest between the satellite and Earth?

• Diagrams 1 and 2

• Diagram 2

• Diagram 3

• Diagrams 2 and 3

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Which best explains why the moon revolves around Earth instead of revolving around the sun independently?

• The moon has a lower mass than Earth.

• Earth has a smaller mass than the sun.

• Earth moves a greater distance each year than the sun.

• The moon is closer to Earth than it is to the sun.

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The planets in our solar system revolve around the sun because ...

• the sun is older than the planets.

• the sun is hotter than the planets.

• the sun has more mass than the planets.

• the sun produces more light than the planets.

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The data below show the scale readings of an astronaut on Earth and on the moon. Which of these best explains the relationship between mass and weight?

• Mass and weight both remain constant.

• Mass and weight both depend upon gravity.

• Mass remains constant while weight depends upon gravity.

• Mass depends upon gravity while weight remains constant.

When the solar system was very young, the sun was just being formed and planets had not yet been made. The solar system was mostly gas and dust.

Which statement best explains how planets formed in the early solar

system?

• Planets formed from magnetism in space that interacted with light from the stars.

• Planets formed from large asteroids that had broken apart.

• Planets formed from molten metal in volcanic eruptions.

• Planets formed from small amounts of debris that were attracted together because of gravity.

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Students are using balloons to describe the expanding universe model. The students blow up several balloons and put them on the floor. Each balloon represents a different galaxy.

How should the students move or change the balloons to demonstrate how the universe is expanding?

• All of the balloons should be moved to the center of the floor.

• Each balloon should be inflated more so that they are all increasing in size.

• Each balloon should be deflated so that there is more distance between the surface of each balloon.

• All of the balloons should be moved away from each other so there is more distance between them.

Evidence gathered by studying the composition and movement of distant galaxies indicates that the universe expanded rapidly from a single small point. The universe has continued to expand for over 13 billion years.

Which statement is in agreement with the current understanding of the expanding universe?

• All matter and energy were contained inside the small point.

• Matter and energy came from dark areas of the universe and were attracted

  to the small point.

• Matter and energy fell into the small point the same way a black hole attracts matter and energy.

• Matter was condensed into a single point until energy was attracted to the matter from dark areas of the universe.

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The graphic shows the stages in the development of the solar system. Which statement best describes the process of the formation of the solar system?

• Gravity pulled the gas and dust together.

• A black hole pulled the gas and dust together.

• An explosion pushed the gas and dust together.

• Magnetism attracted the gas and dust together.

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These data tables show the distance of various galaxies from Earth in millions of light-years (Mly) at different times. Which table supports the theory of expansion in the formation of the universe?

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