WorksheetsPlanet/Gravity Assessment
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Explain the effects that distance has on the gravitational pull of the planets.
The farther two object are away the greater the gravitational force.
The farther two objects are away, the less the gravitational force.
The closer two objects are, the greater the gravitational force.
Which is not a characteristic of the inner planets?
Closer together.
Longer revolution
Terrestrial,rocky
Closer together.
The correct order of the inner planets is: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
True
False
What two characteristics are for Mars?
The planet third from the sun.
Planet with a canyon larger than the Grand Canyon
The “red planet”
The largest planet.
Which is a characteristic of Uranus?
Planet with the Great Dark Spot
The fifth planet in the solar system.
Planet with the most rings.
Planet with a sideways tilt.
What is the cloud of dust and gas called where our solar system originated?
Nebula
Nebulizer
Nebulous
When did gravity begin in the universe?
When the Earth was just rocks
After the formation of our galaxy
At the beginning of time
When the solar system started
What is the governing force in the solar system when it comes to movement?
Inertia
Gravity
Gravitas
Momentum
__________ and __________ both impact how much gravity is exerted on an object.
Mass, Speed
Mass, Distance
Volume, Speed
Volume, Distance
Why does the Earth pull on the Moon instead of the other way around?
It has larger muscles.
The Earth is larger than the Moon.
The Moon is larger than the sun.
It has water.
According to Galileo, when you drop a 5 and 10 pound ball at the same time, they hit the ground at same times.
True
False
All of the objects in the solar system orbit around the _________.
Sun
Earth
Alpha Centauri
Universe
How does size of an object impact gravity?
The smaller the mass of an object the more gravity it has
The larger the mass of an object, the more gravity it has.
The objects closer to the Sun have more gravity
What keeps the atmosphere around planet Earth?
The force the Sun pushes towards Earth
A large vacuum located in the center of the Earth
The weight of clouds
Gravity of Earth
The Earth was started by stardust and gravity.
True
False
Name the four moons of Jupiter.
Io, Europa, Callisto, and Ganymede
Io, Europa, Titan, and Ganymede
Io, Europa, Callisto, and Enceladus
Dione, Europa, Callisto, and Ganymede
Jupiter has the fastest orbit around the Sun?
True
False
The characteristic of Venus that is correct is...
Planet with Great Dark Spot.
The hottest planet due to Greenhouse Effect.
Planet with a canyon larger than the Grand Canyon
Fastest orbiting planet.
Which is not a characteristic of an outer planet?
Closer together.
Made of of mostly gas.
Larger
Longer revolution.
Explain the effects that mass has on the gravitational pull of the planets.
The more mass an objects has the less the gravitational force.
The more mass an objects has the greater the gravitational force.
