Planetary Orbits

If you increase the distance between the Sun and the Earth slightly, what happens to the time it takes it to complete a revolution? (experiment #2)

• It decreases.

• It remains the same.

• It increases.

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Gravity pulls everything toward...

• The ground

• The largest mass

• The moon

• The Sun

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Without gravity, the stars, planets and all objects in the universe would _______.

• continue to orbit each other

• move in a random direction

• move in a straight line

• stop moving

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Which model has greater gravitational attraction (if any)

• Model A

• Model B

• Both Model A and Model B (same gravity)

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Which system has the greater gravitational attraction between the two objects (if any)?

• System A

• System B

• Same gravitational attraction fro System A and System B

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What two factors impact a planet's orbit?

• The size of the planet and the velocity of the Sun

• The size of the Sun and the inertia of a planet

• The size of the planet and distance from the Sun

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Which force in the Solar System is similar to the tension in the string?

• Friction

• Inertia

• Force

• Gravity

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The diagram shows forces that keep the planets and other bodies in orbit in the solar system. What should number 3 be labeled?

• moon

• earth

• gravity

• inertia

• orbit

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Why do all of the planets orbit the sun rather than Earth?

• the sun has more mass

• the sun is a star

• the Earth is heavier

• the sun is in the middle of the milky way

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The diagram shows forces that keep the planets and other bodies in orbit in the solar system. What should number 1 be labeled?

• moon

• earth

• gravity

• inertia

• orbit

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