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WorksheetsGravity and the Solar System
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who built what was at the time the world’s largest observatory.
Johannes Kepler
Nicolaus Copernicus
Tycho Brahe
The protostellar disk formed after the collapse of the solar nebula. What does the word "proto" mean?
first
middle
last
A/An ____ is the path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space.
galaxy
orbit
pathway
There is one point where the object is farthest from the sun. We call it ____
perihelion
aphelion
supahelion
At which point does a planet move most slowly in its orbit, at aphelion or perihelion?
aphelion
perihelion
Is a force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses and the distances between them.
attraction
Orbit
Gravity
The inward force that causes an object to move in a circular path is called _____.
gravity
centripetal force
motion
The point where the object is closest to the sun.
perihelion
supahelion
aphelion
Who formulated the law of universal gravitation?
Sir Isaac Newton
Johannes Kepler
Galileo Galili
Planets that formed in the outer disk have rocky or metallic cores and deep atmospheres of gas and ice are called _______
planetary objects
gas giant planets
terrestrial planets
The _______ disk was the disk in which the planets formed.
protoplanetary
floppy
central
Inner planets which was made from the collision of rocks and metals are called _____.
terrestrial planets
gas giant planets
universal planets
The law of universal gravitation states that _
(a)
