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TCI U4 L1 Gravity

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Two factors effecting the strength of gravity between 2 objects are...

a)

distance and weight

b)

mass and matter

c)

mass and distance

2.

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

a)

orbit

b)

rotation

c)

revolution

d)

phase

3.

What prevents planets from drifting off into space and keeps it in the planets in our Solar System?

a)

Gravity

b)

Weight

c)

Friction

d)

Forward Motion

4.
__________holds all of the planets in orbit around the sun.
a)
Force
b)
Motion
c)
Weight
d)
Gravity
5.

What is true about the distance between a planet and the sun and the planet’s revolution around the Sun?

a)

The closer the planet is to the sun, the slower it orbits.

b)

The farther the planet is to the sun, the faster it orbits.

c)

The farther the planet is to the sun, the brighter the sun is.

d)

The closer the planet is to the sun, the faster it orbits.

6.

What would happen to Earth if the Sun's gravity dissappeared?

a)

Earth would continue to orbit in our Solar System normally.

b)

Earth would sit motionless and not moving.

c)

Earth would drift off in space because nothing would hold it in the Solar System.

d)

Earth would move toward the Sun and eventually crash into it.

7.

Do planets affect the sun? Why?

a)

No. The Sun pulls on the planets and keep them in orbit.

b)

Yes. Sun pulls on planets; planets pull on Sun.

8.
Why do we orbit the Sun and not the other way around?
a)
brighter objects tend to orbit duller ones
b)
duller objects tend to orbit brighter ones
c)
lighter objects tend to orbit heavier ones
d)
heavier objects tend to orbit lighter ones
9.
The shape of a planet's orbit around the sun is best described as _________.
a)
circular
b)
elliptical
c)
spiral
d)
conical
10.

How does changing the distance between objects affect the force of gravity?

a)

Decreasing distance increases gravity

b)

Increasing distance increases gravity

c)

Mr. Deem knows, but he's not telling

d)

Distance does not affect gravity

11.

What is weight?

a)

how much fat is on your body

b)

how strong you are

c)

how strongly your body is being pulled down by gravity

d)

when you have to stand in line