Gravity Test

What will happen to a planet's orbit in relation to the star it revolves around if the planet’s mass increases?

• The orbit will move closer to the star.

• The orbit will move farther from the star.

• The orbit will remain unchanged.

• The planet will stop orbiting the star.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

If a planet moves farther away from the star it orbits, what will happen to the gravity between the two objects?

• The gravity will increase

• The gravity will decrease

• The gravity will stay the same

• The gravity will disappear completely

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which of the following is a characteristic of the gravitational force between two objects? The gravitational force between two objects –

• can push or pull, depending on masses of the objects.

• always pushes objects away from each other.

• always pulls objects towards each other.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which of the following data would support the claim that the gravitational force between objects depends on mass?

• An object’s weight can change depending where it is on Earth.

• The further a planet from the Sun, the smaller the gravitational force.

• Gravitational force is stronger on larger planets.

• A rocket can escape Earth’s gravity by traveling at high speed.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The force of gravity between you and Earth is greater than the force of gravity between you and a car because Earth has more ​ than the car.

• mass
• newton
• equal
• net

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which of the following aspects of the solar system contributes most to the motion of the planets?

• Friction with the atmosphere

• Magnetic field around the planets

• Gravitational attraction of the sun

• Radiation from nearby stars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Gravity is responsible for which of the following characteristics of the Solar System?

• The motion of the objects within it

• The size of the Planets

• Its location within the universe

• The color of light emitting from the Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The greater an object's___________, the stronger the gravitational force on it.

• mass

• velocity

• color

• shape

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The amount of gravitational pull

between two objects depends on ____________?

• mass

• distance

• weight and distance

• mass and distance

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Almost all matter has

gravity.

• True

• False