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Earth Moon Sun Gravity and Motion and Rotation Revolution

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Sun moves around the Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

_____ is the force that pulls objects closer to each other.

a)

Inertia

b)

Gravity

c)

Rotation

d)

Revolution

3.

An object that is moving will stay moving unless a force causes it to stop because of.

a)

Inertia

b)

Gravity

c)

Rotation

d)

Revolution

4.

How fast is the Earth rotating?

a)

100 mph

b)

1000 mph

c)

10,000 mph

d)

100,000 mph

5.

The Moon moves in a circle around the Earth one time. This is an example of...

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

6.

How long is a year?

a)

364 days

b)

364 and 1/4 days

c)

365 days

d)

365 and 1/4 days

7.

_____ is the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion.

a)

Inertia

b)

Gravity

c)

Rotation

d)

Revolution

8.

When you jump, the Earth pulls down on you with the same amount of force that you pull up on the Earth with.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

You weigh less on the Moon because...

a)

You have less mass on the Moon

b)

The Earth has less gravity than the Moon

c)

You have more Mass on the Moon

d)

The Moon has less gravity than the Earth

10.

A basketball player spins the ball on his finger, what is this an example of?

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

11.

When you jump why do you fall down to Earth instead of the Earth coming up to you?

a)

Because I do not pull on the Earth.

b)

Because the Earth has less mass.

c)

Because the Earth has more mass.

d)

None of the above.

12.

What would happen if the Sun's gravitational pull suddenly stopped pulling the earth.

a)

Earth would get sucked into the Sun

b)

Earth would stop moving

c)

Earth would fly off into space

d)

None of the above

13.

As mass increases, what happens to gravitational force?

a)

It decreases

b)

It increases

c)

It stays the same

d)

Mass and gravity are unrelated