WKBK 13.2/13.3

The force that pulls the moon toward Earth and keeps it in orbit.

• Mass

• Weight

• Gravity

• Distance

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The strength of the force of gravity between two objects depends on what two factors?

• Mass and Distance

• Distance and Weight

• Location and Weight

• Mass and Location

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

True or False: You weigh about one sixth as much as you do on Earth. This is because the moon has less mass than Earth, so the pull of the moon's gravity on you would then be more.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The force of gravity 1. _______ rapidly as distance 2. _____.

• 1. Increases

  2. Decreases

• 1. Decreases

  2. Decreases

• 1. Increases

  2. Increases

• 1. Decreases

  2. Increases

Click All That Apply: What things did Newton concluded Earth needs to stay in orbit around the sun and the moon in orbit around Earth?

• Inertia

• Gravity

• Motion

• Mass

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

True or False: The changing relative positions of the moon, Earth, and sun cause the phases of the moon.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What moon phase comes after a Waning Crescent?

• New Moon

• Waxing Crescent

• Third Quarter

• Waning Gibbous

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What Moon phase is this?

• Waxing Gibbous

• Waning Gibbous

• Third Quarter

• Waning Crescent

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What Moon phases is this?

• First Quarter

• Third Quarter

• Last Quarter

• Waxing Crescent

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The very darkest part of the moon's shadow is called the ____?

• Eclipse

• Penumbra

• Umbra

• Shadow

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1