Gravity's Role in Our Solar System

What is the definition for gravity?

• A circular path of an object moving around another object

• An attractive force between any two objects that pulls the objects toward each other

• when an object in motion will stay in motion until affected by another force

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What two factors affect the strength of gravity between two objects?

• Mass

• Weight

• Distance

• Gravity

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A circular path of a space object moving around another space object is called

• Mass

• Gravity

• Orbit

• Inertia

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when an object in motion will stay in motion until affected by another force.

• Gravity

• Inertia

• Mass

• Orbit

What two forces work together to cause an orbit?

• Orbit

• Mass

• Gravity

• Inertia

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Describe what would happen to your mass if you traveled to the moon.

• Your mass would stay the same because it does not change based on where you are.

• Your mass would decrease

  because the gravity on the moon is less.

• Your mass would increase because the gravity on the moon is greater.

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The measure of the force of gravity pulling on a mass

• Mass

• Distance

• Gravity

• Weight

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What is a definition for mass?

• A circular path of an object moving around another object

• The amount of gravitational pull on an object.

• The amount of matter that makes up an object.

Explain how mass affects the strength of gravity of an object

• The more mass an object has, the stronger 

  the force of gravity.

• The more mass an object has, the weaker 

  the force of gravity.

• The less mass an object has, the stronger 

  the force of gravity.

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Describe what would happen to your weight if you traveled to Jupiter.

• Your weight would stay the same because your mass does not change.

• Your weight would decrease because Jupiter has less mass.

• Your weight would increase because Jupiter has more mass.

• You can't live there so it doesn't matter.

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