Gravity in the Solar System

What force caused the solar system to begin forming?

• Electricity

• Friction

• Gravity

• Magnetism

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What formed at the center of the collapsing dust cloud?

• Earth

• The Moon

• The Sun

• A comet

Why don’t the planets fall into the sun?

• They are held up by air

• They are moving sideways with momentum

• They float in space

• They are too heavy

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What shape did the collapsing dust cloud form?

• A triangle

• A sphere

• A disk

• A ring

What object is believed to be at the center of the Milky Way galaxy?

• A huge planet

• A star

• A comet

• A supermassive black hole

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Gravity only exists on Earth.

• False
• True

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Gravity and momentum work together to keep planets in orbit.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The planets move in circles around the sun because gravity pulls them inward.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Gravity is a force that _____ objects with mass toward each other.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Our solar system orbits around the center of the _____ ___ galaxy.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2