6th Grade Space Science Review

Which two factors affect the strength of the gravitational pull on two objects?

• Mass and density

• Weight and density

• Weight and distance

• Mass and distance

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Sometimes I am called a "dirty snowball". I have a hydrogen cloud, coma, and a nucleus. I am invisible except when near the sun. What am I?

• Asteroid
• Star
• Meteor
• Comet

The shape of comet's paths are ________________.

• circular

• elliptical

• irregular

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Which of the following would have the greatest gravitational attraction between the two masses?

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These are composed mainly of rock and metal.

• comets and stars

• stars and meteors

• asteroid and meteors

• comets and asteroid

What do comets, asteroids and meteors all have in common?

• They all are made of ice
• They all hit Earth's surface
• They all orbit the sun
• They have nothing in common

Which dot represents where the Asteroid Belt is located?

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Which of the following would have the smallest gravitational attraction between the two masses?

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Where do most comets come from?

• In the Kuiper Belt & Oort Cloud beyond Neptune's orbit

• In the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter

• Near the Sun

• Earth's atmosphere

​ ​ (a)   ​ ​ (b)   ​​ (c)   ​ and ​ ​ (d)   are the outer planets in order from the Sun. They are ​ ​ (e)   ​ because they are called the gas giants.

• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Uranus
• Neptune
• gaseous planets
• terrestrial planets,
• Venus
• Earth
• Mercury
• Mars