Gravity and CB Notes Review

Front

The movement of a planet around the sun is called...

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Revolution

Front

The eccentricity of Planet A is 0.105. Is the shape of the planet more elliptical or round?

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ROUND

Front

A natural or artificial object that orbits a planet is called a

Back

Satellite

Front

Name 2 factors that affect gravitational pull

Back

mass and distance

Front

When the ocean is NOT directly aligned with the moon it is called

Back

Low Tide

Front

When the ocean is pulled towards the Moon's gravitational pull, it is called

Back

High Tide

Front

A person's mass is 100lbs on Earth. They travel to the Moon. What will be less? Their weight or their mass?

Back

WEIGHT

Front

As DISTANCE increases what will happen to the force of gravity between two objects in space?

Back

It will quickly decrease.

Front

What is the force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?

Back

Gravity

Front

Which planet in our solar system has the strongest gravitational pull?

Back

Jupiter