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Space and Gravity Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What keeps the asteroid belt and the planets from escaping our solar system?

a)

The Earth's gravity

b)

naturally elliptical orbits

c)

The sun's gravity

d)

magnetic force from the sun

2.

What is true of the motion of objects in space?

a)

only the planets and the moon move

b)

the sun is stationary and all other objects move

c)

all objects are moving

d)

there is rotational motion only

3.

What is the name of the galaxy that we live in?

a)

Andromeda

b)

The Milky Way

c)

Sombrero

d)

Hoth

4.

What is true about the earth and the milky way galaxy? Click all that apply.

a)

The earth is a part of the solar system

b)

The milky way galaxy is a part of the solar system

c)

the solar system orbits the earth

d)

the solar system is part of the milky way galaxy

5.

Our solar system formed a ______ shaped cloud of dust held together by_____.

a)

disk;gravity

b)

oval;science

c)

sombrero;magic

d)

cylinder;magnetism

6.

Which of these most likely will affect how many moons a planet will have?

a)

Distance away from earth

b)

it's size and mass

c)

distance away from the sun

d)

the planet's name

7.

What would we need to have on other planets to make life like us possible? Click all that apply.

a)

An atmosphere

b)

A magnetosphere

c)

liquid water

d)

fortnite

8.

The early solar system was made up of mostly what?

a)

hydrogen, helium and dust

b)

hydrogen, oxygen and dust

c)

hydrogen, iron and dust

d)

carbon, hydrogen and dust

9.

Why does earth have an atmosphere, but mars and mercury do not?

a)

no liquid water exists on other planets

b)

the gravitational pull is to strong on mars and mercury

c)

UV radiation from the sun burns away the atmospheres of mars and mercury and they are too small to generate a magnetic field.

d)

They just not as "cool" as us.

10.

What two forces keep earth in orbit with the sun?

a)

magnetic force between sun and earth

b)

electrical force between sun and earth

c)

planets travel spontaneously

d)

velocity of earth and gravity of the sun

11.

Which of the following are in our solar system? Select all that apply

a)

Andromeda galaxy

b)

Jupiter's moons

c)

asteroid belt and kuiper belt

d)

Earth

12.

What is the correct name for this thing in space?

a)

asteroid

b)

solar system

c)

galaxy

d)

constellation

13.

What properties of Earth make it unique to support life unlike other planets? Click all that apply.

a)

Liquid water

b)

Temperature is just right due to location of orbit: "the Goldilocks zone"

c)

has several moons

d)

An atmosphere with oxygen

14.

What is the planet that Darth Vader destroyed, which was also Princess Leia's home?

a)

Hoth

b)

Tatooine

c)

Alderaan

d)

Naboo

15.

What was the name of the planet that Yoda passed away on, where Luke Skywalker got most of his Jedi training?

a)

Alderaan

b)

Dagobah

c)

Naboo

d)

Pluto