Effects of Gravity and Mass Lab

1. About how long does it take the moon to complete one orbit around the Earth?

• 365 days

• 24 hours

• 27 days

• 12 hours

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

About how long does it take Earth to complete one orbit around the Sun?

• 30 days

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 12 hours

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Is the Earth's gravity strong enough to keep the Moon in orbit around Earth when the Sun's mass is doubled?

• Yes

• No

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What happened to the moon due to the increase of the Sun's mass?

• It crashes into the Sun.

• It crashes into Earth.

• It escapes into space.

• It continues to orbit Earth.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What happened to Earth's orbit around the sun due to the increase in the sun's mass? (You may want to compare this to the orbit of Earth when the Sun is its normal mass)

• Earth's orbit becomes wider and further away from the Sun.

• One side of Earth's orbit moves very close to the sun.

• The Earth crashes into the Sun.

• The Earth's orbit remains the same.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Is the moon able to stay in orbit around Earth if the mass of Earth is doubled?

• Yes

• No

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What happens to the moon?

• It crashes into Earth.

• It continues to move around Earth but at a faster speed.

• It moves off into outer space away from Earth.

• It crashed into the Sun.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Was Earth able to stay in orbit around the Sun even though its mass was doubled?

• Yes

• No

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Was the moon about to stay in orbit around Earth when both Earth and the Sun's masses were doubled?

• Yes

• No

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What happened to the Moon?

• It crashes into the Sun

• It floats off into space away from Earth.

• It crashes into Earth

• It continues to orbit Earth.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1