Gravity the Solar System

The distance between gravitational objects increases, the gravity will

• increase

• decrease

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

What is the main body in our solar system?

• Earth

• The Sun

• The Moon

• Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What force is responsible for keeping objects in orbit?

• Magnetism

• Gravity

• Electricity

• Friction

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which of the following is an example of an orbit?

• A car driving on a road

• A satellite circling the Earth

• A person walking in a park

• A plane flying in the sky

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What keeps all the planets in orbit?

• The Moon's gravity

• The Sun's gravity

• Earth's gravity

• Jupiter's gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

If the mass of an object increases, the gravity will

• Increase

• Decrease

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is the primary reason objects orbit the Sun?

• Its magnetic field

• Its gravitational force

• Its light

• Its heat

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What happens to a planet's speed as it gets closer to the Sun?

• It slows down

• It stops

• It moves faster

• It moves at the same speed

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What happens to a planet's speed as it gets farther from the Sun?

• It moves faster

• It stops

• It moves slower

• It moves at the same speed

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

If the mass of an object decreases, the gravity will

• decrease

• increase

• neither

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4