Gravity in the Solar System
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Science
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8th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Easy
Sin Yeoh
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
1. What is gravity?
A force that repels all objects with mass
An attractive force between objects with mass
A type of light energy.
The reason objects float in space.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens as the mass of an object increases?
It becomes lighter.
It moves faster.
Its gravitational pull gets stronger.
It loses energy.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the solar system before it formed?
A cluster of stars.
A large planet.
A huge cloud of dust and gases.
A frozen comet.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happened when particles in the cloud stuck together?
They disappeared.
They formed light.
They turned into water.
They formed a larger mass with stronger gravity.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the spinning collapsed cloud become?
A single star
A flat disk of particles and gas
A stationary gas ball
A black hole
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What caused part of the dust cloud to collapse?
Unknown, but the collapse began the formation.
An asteroid impact
Magnetic fields
Sunlight
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the sun form from the cloud?
By atoms combining and releasing energy
By collecting water molecules
Through an earthquake in space
Through volcanic activity
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