Astronomy and Physics Concepts

Astronomy and Physics Concepts

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Physics

7th Grade

Hard

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LAUREN REYES

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

gravity

Back

a force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses and that decreases as the distance between the objects increases

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

mass

Back

a measure of the amount of matter in an object

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

orbit

Back

the path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

solar system

Back

the sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

satellite

Back

a natural or artificial body that revolves around a celestial body that is greater in mass

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

solar nebula

Back

a rotating cloud of gas and dust from which the sun and planets formed

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

elliptical

Back

a path that is oval in shape

8.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

revolution

Back

one complete orbit is a revolution

9.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

rotation

Back

the spinning of an object on an axis like a figure skater.