Galaxies and Gravity

Gravity attracts objects towards one another

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Where is the sun located in the galaxy?

• at the edge

• within an outer arm

• at the center

• within the center body

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Gravity is based on an object's _____________.

• roundness

• brightness

• appearance

• mass

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

What evidence supports the sun's location in the galaxy?

• observation of globular clusters

• measurement of brightness in the galaxy

• composition of the stars in the galaxy

• elliptical orbits of planets around the sun

What keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?

• stars

• heat

• gravity

• satellites

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What galaxy are Earth and the solar system located?

• Andromeda galaxy

• Whirlpool galaxy

• Inner Planet galaxy

• Milky Way galaxy

Why do the planets in our solar system orbit the sun?

• because the sun is the brightest

• because the sun was there first

• because the sun has the most mass

• because nothing can orbit planets

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is true about the dark areas of the night sky?

• Black holes make up the dark areas of the sky

• Objects in the dark areas of the sky are too far to be seen

• There is nothing located in the dark areas of the sky

• Objects in the dark areas are moving too fast to be seen

This is the word that describes space and all the matter and energy in it.

• universe

• space

• solar system

• sun

Which of the following is the largest?

• cluster

• solar system

• star

• galaxy

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3