Earth in Space

Earth in Space

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Earth in Space

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A force of attraction between any two objects is called _____________.

static electricity

rotation

gravity

orbit

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What two things determine the gravity of an object?

mass & weight

mass & distance

density & mass

volume & distance

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which statement best explains the role gravity played in the formation of the Sun?


Gravity caused the Solar nebula to collapse toward the center causing the center to be dense and hot. 

Gravity caused the protoplanetary disk to become a planetismal, which became the Sun.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The gravitational force of the sun causes the planets to orbit around it.

False

True

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following statements best describes how the planets of the solar system formed?

They are the remains of an exploded star once paired with the sun

They formed from a nebular cloud of dust and gas held together by gravity.

They are condensed rings of matter thrown off by the young sun

The sun captured them from smaller, older stars

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In our solar system, all major planets lie (roughly) in the same ____ & orbit in the same ____.

plane, direction

direction, plane

space, direction

area, space

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A ____ is a cloud of gas & dust that has contracted under gravity to form a star & planets.

hydrogen dust field

moon

nebula

planet

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