Solar System and Gravity Review

All the outer planets are made mostly of

• water ice.

• metal and rock.

• gas and liquid around the solid core.

• a rocky surface.

The majority of asteroids are found in a belt located between which two planets?

• Earth and Mars

• Mars and Venus

• Mars and Jupiter

• Jupiter and Saturn

has rings that are the most obvious in appearance

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Neptune

This is the closest planet to the sun

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

Label the following planets.

e

f

g

h

Uranus

Mercury

Mars

Saturn

Earth

Venus

Neptune

Jupiter

Label the following planets.

h

g

f

e

Uranus

Venus

Jupiter

Mars

Neptune

Mercury

Saturn

Earth

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What is the force of attraction of all the objects in space called?

• mass

• gravity

• friction

• inertia

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What keeps the planets in our solar system in their orbits?

• the force of inertia

• the force of solar winds

• the force of friction

• the force of gravity

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Which of the following accurately explains the relationship between the mass of the planets and the strength of their gravitational pull?

• As the mass of the planet decreases, the gravitational pull increases

• As the mass of the planet increases, the gravitational pull increases

• As the mass of the planet increases, the gravitational pull decreases

• As the mass of the planet increases, there is no change to gravitational pull

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Which of the following best explains Earth's motion?

• The sun move in an elliptical orbit around Earth, and the sun's gravity pulls Earth along

• Earth moves in an elliptical orbit around the sun because the gravitational force of the sun attracts Earth

• There is no force acting on Earth because space is empty and nothing touches Earth

• The gravitational force pulling Earth toward the sun is equal to the force pulling the sun toward Earth

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