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WorksheetsUnit 4, LS4 Lab Check In
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 16mins
Which of the following affect the force of gravity between objects? (choose more than one!)
weight
masss
volume
distance
speed
When you increased the mass of the sun and kept the mass of Earth constant,
Earth's orbit became more elliptical.
Earth's orbit was further out and the gravitational force was less
Earth's orbit was unaffected by the mass of the sun.
Earth was ejected from the orbit of the sun
When you increased the mass of the Earth and kept the mass of sun constant...
Earth's orbit became more elliptical.
Earth's orbit was further out and the gravitational force was less
Earth's orbit was not noticably affected.
Earth was ejected from the orbit of the sun
When you increased the masses of both the sun and the Earth by 2x...
Earth's orbit became more circlular.
the Earth crashed into the sun.
Earth's orbit was not noticably affected.
Earth was ejected from the orbit of the sun
When you added the moon to the simulator, what was the affect on Earth's orbit?
Earth's orbit became more elliptical
Earth's orbit became more circular.
Earth's orbit became less predictable and wandered.
There was not noticable change in Earth's orbit.
How would you describe the moon's orbit around Earth? (read the question again!)
it traced a flower pattern around the sun.
It orbited the Earth in a noticably elliptical orbit.
It orbited the Earth at a distance that was very far from the planet itself.
The gravity of the sun pulled the moon away from orbiting the Earth.
What happens to the orbit of a satellite if you increase the satellite's mass?
There is no noticeable change in the orbit.
The satellite crashes to Earth due the increase in mass.
The orbit becomes unstable and the satellite escapes Earth's orbit
The orbit takes on a more elliptical shape.
IF you increase either the mass of the sun or the Earth (or both), what happens to the size of the arrows for the force of gravity
The arrows do not change at all
Both arrows increase in size
Both arrows decrease in size
The arrow for the sun increases, but the arrow for the Earth decreases
How were Kepler's first two laws shown in the simulation?
What happens when you turn off the gravity in the simulation?
