Gravity in our Solar System
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8th Grade
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Jessica Starkey
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What force is responsible for the formation of the solar system?
Magnetism
Electricity
Gravity
Nuclear force
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Approximately how many years ago did the solar system begin to form?
2.5 billion years ago
3.6 billion years ago
4.6 billion years ago
5.6 billion years ago
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to the planets if the sun's gravitational pull suddenly stops?
They will move closer to the sun.
They will shoot off in the direction they were moving.
They will stop moving entirely.
They will collide with each other.
4.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The sun's gravity and the planets' (a) keep them in orbit.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the massive object at the center of the Milky Way galaxy?
A giant star
A supernova
A black hole
A nebula
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the initial cloud of dust and gases in space begin to form the solar system?
It expanded rapidly.
It collapsed in on itself.
It was hit by a meteor.
It was pulled by another galaxy.
7.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The solar system is part of a giant collection of stars known as the (a) galaxy.
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