Quiz about Universal Gravitation/Formation of the solar system/Distances

Question 1

The measure of the pull of gravity on an object is ___________________.

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weight

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motion

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speed

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friction

Question 2

Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...

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mass and distance

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mass and matter

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distance and weight

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weight and mass

Question 3

Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.

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True

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False

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It depends

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I don't care

Question 4

Force of gravity is directly proportional to

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Mass

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Weight

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Distance

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Time

Question 5

Force of gravity is inversely proportional to

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Distance

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Mass

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Weight

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Time

Question 6

As the product of two objects' masses increases, the pull of gravity

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Increases

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Decreases

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Stays the same

Question 7

As distance separating the objects increases the force

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decreases

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increases

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stays the same

Question 8

If I double the distance between two objects, what happens to their gravitational Force?

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4x smaller

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4x bigger

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2x bigger

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2x smaller

Question 9

Complete the following statement: The farther away two planets are the _______ the gravitational force between them.

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less

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more

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same

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dosen't matter

Question 10

A moon is located at  1 unit out from the planet it orbits. If that moon was orbiting at 2 units out from the planet, how much would the gravitational force on the moon be compared to its distance at 1 unit?

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1/4

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1/6

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2x as much

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4 times as much

Question 11

What states that "every object in the universe attracts every other object"?

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Law of Universal Gravitation

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Newton's First Law of Motion

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My mother

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Inertia & gravity

Question 12

The amount of matter in an object

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mass

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weight

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inertia

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gravity

Question 13

What shape is this orbit?

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ellipse

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square

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circle

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line

Question 14

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

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orbit

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revolution

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rotation

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hemisphere

Question 15

a cloud of gas and dust from which bodies in space are formed

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nebula

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revolution

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photosphere

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nuclear fusion

Question 16

The planets of the solar system formed as

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planetesimals collided into one another.

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the center of the gas cloud cooled.

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planetesimals flattened into a rotating disk.

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the sun absorbed extra gas and dust from the solar system.

Question 17

What happens during nuclear fusion in the sun?

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Hydrogen nuclei combine to form helium.

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Helium nuclei combine to form hydrogen.

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Helium nuclei combine to form oxygen.

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Oxygen nuclei combine to form helium.

Question 18

As a nebula collapses it also begins:

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Spin or Rotate

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Expand

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Shake

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Turn to ice

Question 19

A nebula collapses down into a disk known as :

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An protostellar disk

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A compact disk

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An irregular cloud

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An circular disk

Question 20

What is the period of rotation?

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How fast a planet spins

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How long it takes a planet to orbit the sun

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How fast a planet orbits the sun

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How elliptical a planet's orbit is

Question 21

What is  the period of revolution?

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How long it takes a planet to orbit the sun

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How long it takes a planet to spin around

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How fast a planet spins

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How elliptical a planet's orbit is

Question 22

If a planet is closer to the sun, its orbit will be _____ than one farther away.

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shorter

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longer

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slower

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bigger

Question 23

The law of universal gravitation is credited to whom?

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Newton

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Einstein

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Galileo

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Darwin

Question 24

If Earth's mass was cut in half, what would happen to your mass?

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nothing, mass is not affected by gravitational force

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increase because gravitational force increases

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decrease because gravitational force decreases

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decrease because gravitational force increases

Question 25

If Earth's mass was cut in half, what would happen to your weight?

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decrease because gravitational force decreases

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Increase because gravitational force increases

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decrease because gravitational force increases

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nothing, weight is not affected by gravitational force

Question 26

As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity

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Decreases

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Increases

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Stays the same

Question 27

A satellite moves ______________when it is moved farther from the object that it orbits.

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more slowly

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more quickly

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at the same speed

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with no change in speed

Question 28

Complete the following statement: The farther away two planets are the _______ the gravitational force between them.

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less

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more

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same

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dosen't matter

Question 29

An ellipse is drawn around two points called

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foci

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aphelion

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perihelion

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axis

Question 30

The place where a planet is closest to the Sun as it orbits the Sun is called the

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perihelion

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aphelion

Question 31

The place where a planet is farthest away from the Sun in its orbit around the Sun is called the

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aphelion

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perihelion

Question 32

Where is the planet moving faster

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Position A to B

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Position B to C

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Position H to I

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Position I to J

Question 33

What is true about the area between points A, B and the Sun, and the area between points H, I and the Sun?

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Both areas are equal in size

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The area between A, B and the Sun is the largest.

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The area between H, I and the Sun is the largest

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There is not enough information to determine the areas

Question 34

What has an eccentricity of zero

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a circle

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a straight line

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a large ellipse

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a small ellipse

Question 35

Kepler's 2nd Law deals with

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the speed/area the planet travels

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the shape of the planets' orbits

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the length of time it takes the planet to orbit the sun

Question 36

A planet moves __________ when it is farthest from the sun.

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slower

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faster

Question 37

Kepler's first law states that the orbits of the planets are oval in shape or

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ellipses

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perfect circles

Question 38

Which diagram shows a planet with the least eccentric orbit?

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1

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2

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3

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4

Question 39

During which month is the earth moving the slowest?

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July

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March

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January

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September

Question 40

Which of Kepler's laws states that planets travel faster when they are close to the sun then they do when they are farther from the sun?

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Kepler's 2nd law

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Kepler's 1st law

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Kepler's 3rd law

Question 41

Astronomical units are used for....

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Distances within a solar system

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Distances between solar systems

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Distances within galaxies

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Distances between galaxies

Question 42

The distance that light can travel in a year is called....

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A light year

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A light second

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A light minute

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A light month

Question 43

_________would be the best unit to use to measure the distance between our sun and Proxima Centauri (our nearest star neighbor).

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Light years

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Astronomical units

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Light seconds

Question 44

An astronomical unit is...

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The average distance between the Earth and the Sun

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The average distance between the Sun and Neptune

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The diameter of the sun

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The time it takes light to travel across our solar system

Question 45

This geometrically derived unit equals about 3.26 light years

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Parsec

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Astronomical Unit

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Light year

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Light second

Question 46

_______________ would be the best unit to use to measure the distance between the asteroid belt and Pluto

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Astronomical units

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Light seconds

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Light years

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Parsecs

Question 47

What's wrong with Han Solo's claim of making "the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs"

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Parsec is a measure of distance, not time

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Even the Millennium Falcon can't travel that fast

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He should have used 'astronomical units'

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He should have used 'light seconds'

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