Gravity & Orbits Practice

A measure of the amount of matter in an object:

• volume

• weight

• density

• mass

A measure of the force of gravity on an object:

• newtons

• weight

• mass

• inertia

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

A force of attraction between objects:

• gravity

• weight

• inertia

• speed

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion:

• gravity

• speed

• mass

• inertia

The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space:

• rotation

• inertia

• orbit

• gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

As the mass of an object INCREASES, the amount of gravitational pull it has:

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

As the mass of an object DECREASES, the amount of gravitational pull it has:

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

As the distance between two objects INCREASES, the amount of gravitational pull between them:

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

As the distance between two objects DECREASES, the amount of gravitational pull between them:

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

When visiting another planet, your ______ will stay the same, but your ______ could change.

• weight, mass

• mass, weight