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WorksheetsSpace and Gravity Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What keeps the asteroid belt and the planets from escaping our solar system?
The Earth's gravity
naturally elliptical orbits
The sun's gravity
magnetic force from the sun
What is true of the motion of objects in space?
only the planets and the moon move
the sun is stationary and all other objects move
all objects are moving
there is rotational motion only
What is the name of the galaxy that we live in?
Andromeda
The Milky Way
Sombrero
Hoth
What is true about the earth and the milky way galaxy? Click all that apply.
The earth is a part of the solar system
The milky way galaxy is a part of the solar system
the solar system orbits the earth
the solar system is part of the milky way galaxy
Our solar system formed a ______ shaped cloud of dust held together by_____.
disk;gravity
oval;science
sombrero;magic
cylinder;magnetism
Which of these most likely will affect how many moons a planet will have?
Distance away from earth
it's size and mass
distance away from the sun
the planet's name
What would we need to have on other planets to make life like us possible? Click all that apply.
An atmosphere
A magnetosphere
liquid water
fortnite
The early solar system was made up of mostly what?
hydrogen, helium and dust
hydrogen, oxygen and dust
hydrogen, iron and dust
carbon, hydrogen and dust
Why does earth have an atmosphere, but mars and mercury do not?
no liquid water exists on other planets
the gravitational pull is to strong on mars and mercury
UV radiation from the sun burns away the atmospheres of mars and mercury and they are too small to generate a magnetic field.
They just not as "cool" as us.
What two forces keep earth in orbit with the sun?
magnetic force between sun and earth
electrical force between sun and earth
planets travel spontaneously
velocity of earth and gravity of the sun
Which of the following are in our solar system? Select all that apply
Andromeda galaxy
Jupiter's moons
asteroid belt and kuiper belt
Earth
What is the correct name for this thing in space?
asteroid
solar system
galaxy
constellation
What properties of Earth make it unique to support life unlike other planets? Click all that apply.
Liquid water
Temperature is just right due to location of orbit: "the Goldilocks zone"
has several moons
An atmosphere with oxygen
What is the planet that Darth Vader destroyed, which was also Princess Leia's home?
Hoth
Tatooine
Alderaan
Naboo
What was the name of the planet that Yoda passed away on, where Luke Skywalker got most of his Jedi training?
Alderaan
Dagobah
Naboo
Pluto
