NEW
Font size
S
M
L
XL
WorksheetsGravity, Scale & Cosmic Address
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Gravity...
a)
is an attractive force
b)
exists between objects which have mass
c)
depends on the objects' mass and distance apart
d)
all of the above
2.
Gravity of the Earth pulls objects towards...
a)
the moon
b)
the center of the Earth
c)
the Sun
d)
the oceans
3.
When the mass of at least one object INCREASES the gravitational pull between two objects...
a)
stays the same
b)
decreases
c)
increases
d)
none of the above
4.
When the distance between two objects INCREASES the gravitational force between them...
a)
stays the same
b)
increases
c)
decreases
d)
none of the above
5.
Gravity is important in the observable universe because it keeps all objects in...
a)
parallax
b)
sync
c)
rotation
d)
orbit
6.
The Moon orbits the Earth because...
a)
the Moon formed from the Earth
b)
there was originally more than one Moon
c)
the Earth is bigger and has more gravitational pull
d)
the Moon doesn't orbit the Earth
7.
Saturn is about 9.5 times bigger than the Earth. If you could stand on Saturn, would you weigh more or less than you do on Earth?
a)
More
b)
Less
c)
Stay the Same
8.
In order to scale the Solar System, we used 1 AU = 10 cm. This is called a(n)...
a)
calculation
b)
scale factor
c)
light year
d)
measurement
9.
When we scale from a bigger measurement to a smaller measurement, we _____________by the scale factor.
a)
add
b)
subtract
c)
multiply
d)
divide
10.
When we scale from a smaller measurement to a bigger measurement, we _____________by the scale factor.
a)
add
b)
subtract
c)
multiply
d)
divide
11.
Our cosmic address is....
a)
Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth, Solar System, Milky Way, Local Group, Virgo Supercluster, Observable Universe
c)
Earth, Solar System, Andromeda Galaxy, Supergroup, Observable Universe
d)
Earth, Milky Way, Local Group, The Rolling Stones, Observable Universe
12.
The distance from the Sun to the Earth (approximately 93 million miles or 150 million km) is known as...
a)
1 Milky Way
b)
1 Parallax
c)
1 Light-year
d)
1 Astronomical Unit (AU)
13.
The DISTANCE light travels in one year (5.88 trillion miles or 9.5 trillion km) is called...
a)
an Astronomical Unit (AU)
b)
a light-year
c)
a parsec
d)
a kiloparsec
14.
What is the length of the green
object in cm?
object in cm?
a)
35 cm
b)
3.5 cm
c)
35 mm
d)
3.5 mm
15.
What is the length of the red arrow in mm?
a)
1.8 cm
b)
1.8 mm
c)
18 cm
d)
18 mm
Reset
