Unit 4 Assessment

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

• static electricity

• rotation

• gravity

• orbit

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____________ is the path one object takes around another object.

• an orbit

• a rotation

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A chunk of rock from space that travels through Earth's atmosphere is called a ______________________.

• meteoroid

• meteor

• asteroid

• comet

We do not feel Earth move because ___________________________.

• we move with Earth as it rotates

• Earth moves very slowly

What force causes the rise and the fall of tides?

• gravity

• Earth rotating

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Earth's gravity pulls objects towards its _________________.

• axis

• center

• orbit

• moon

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Which would be the most likely outcome of a meteroite's encounter with Earth?

• The meteorite orbits around Earth.

• The meteorite flies past Earth.

• The meteorite hits Earth and makes a crater.

• The meteorite burns in Earth's atmosphere.

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Earth completes one full __________ on its axis every 24 hours.

• revolution

• reservation

• resolution

• rotation

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On the side of Earth facing the moon, Earth's water levels ____________________.

• rise

• fall

The tilt of Earth's ______________ affects the seasons.

• equator

• poles

• axis

• core

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