8.9B, 7.9B -- -- 8th Grade Science

Front

What are the two forces that work together to create the motion of the orbits?

Back

Inertia and Gravity

Front

What is a collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity called?

Back

Galaxy

Front

What type of galaxy has a central bulge with arms that spread outward?

Back

Spiral

Front

What is a massive system of stars, dust, gas, planets, and other objects held together by gravity?

Back

Galaxy

Front

What is the tendency of an object to keep doing what it’s doing until acted on by another force?

Back

Inertia

Front

What is the force that attracts two bodies towards each other?

Back

Gravity

Front

What is the energy possessed by a body due to its motion?

Back

Kinetic Energy

Front

What is the energy stored in an object due to its position or state?

Back

Potential Energy

Front

What is the term for the resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another?

Back

Friction

Front

What is the measure of the quantity of matter in an object?

Back

Mass