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Gravity and the Solar System

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who built what was at the time the world’s largest observatory.

a)

Johannes Kepler

b)

Nicolaus Copernicus

c)

Tycho Brahe

2.

The protostellar disk formed after the collapse of the solar nebula. What does the word "proto" mean?

a)

first

b)

middle

c)

last

3.

A/An ____ is the path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space.

a)

galaxy

b)

orbit

c)

pathway

4.

There is one point where the object is farthest from the sun. We call it ____

a)

perihelion

b)

aphelion

c)

supahelion

5.

At which point does a planet move most slowly in its orbit, at aphelion or perihelion?

a)

aphelion

b)

perihelion

6.

Is a force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses and the distances between them.

a)

attraction

b)

Orbit

c)

Gravity

7.

The inward force that causes an object to move in a circular path is called _____.

a)

gravity

b)

centripetal force

c)

motion

8.

The point where the object is closest to the sun.

a)

perihelion

b)

supahelion

c)

aphelion

9.

Who formulated the law of universal gravitation?

a)

Sir Isaac Newton

b)

Johannes Kepler

c)

Galileo Galili

10.

Planets that formed in the outer disk have rocky or metallic cores and deep atmospheres of gas and ice are called _______

a)

planetary objects

b)

gas giant planets

c)

terrestrial planets

11.

The _______ disk was the disk in which the planets formed.

a)

protoplanetary

b)

floppy

c)

central

12.

Inner planets which was made from the collision of rocks and metals are called _____.

a)

terrestrial planets

b)

gas giant planets

c)

universal planets

13.

The law of universal gravitation states that _

(a)