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Astronomy - Gravity and Orbits

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name

Class

Date

Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.

False

True

It depends

Any object with mass has gravity.

True

Sometimes

False

Never

As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity

Increases

Decreases

Stays the same

A person would weigh less on on the Moon than on the Earth because . . .

Moon has more mass, and therefore more gravity

Moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity

Moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity

Moon has less mass and therefore less gravity

Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...

mass and distance

mass and matter

distance and weight

weight and mass

__________holds all of the planets in orbit around the sun.

Force

Motion

Weight

Gravity

Which of the following is required for planets to stay in orbit around the Sun? (choose all that apply)

Gravity

Weight

Friction

Inertia (Forward Motion)

Without gravity, the stars, planets and all objects in the universe would _______.

continue to orbit each other

move in a random direction

move in a straight line

stop moving

A(n) _____ is the curved path of an object around a point/object in space.

orbit

rotation

revolution

phase

10.

Which model has greater gravitational attraction (if any)

Model A

Model B

Both Model A and Model B (same gravity)

11.

Which system has the greater gravitational attraction between the two objects (if any)?

System A

System B

Same gravitational attraction from System A and System B

12.

Is gravity a push, a pull, or both?

push

pull

both

13.

Which color arrow shows the path the planet takes around the Sun due to the pull of gravity?

The BLUE arrow

The GREEN arrow

The ORANGE arrow

None of the above

14.

Which diagram, A or B, correctly shows the force of gravity?

Diagram A

Diagram B

Both A and B

Neither

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Astronomy - Gravity and Orbits

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 13mins

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