Gravity

Why does the sun appear so much larger and brighter than other stars?

• it's larger
• it's more powerful
• it's closer
• it's further away

Why do we only see certain constellations at certain times of the year?

• Earth's orbit around the sun
• Earth's rotation
• the movement of the stars
• the sun's motion

What is a star?

• collection of dust that gives off heat and light

• huge ball of hot, glowing gas that gives off heat and light

• ball of electricity that gives off heat and light

• a bright burning planet that gives off heat and light

Why do other stars appear so much smaller than the Sun?

• they are much smaller

• they are so far away

• they are not as bright

• they are dwarf stars

Although the Sun is much larger than the moon, why do they appear to be about the same size from Earth?

• because the moon is closer to Earth

• because they are the same size

• because the Sun is so bright

• because the moon is so bright

What force gives your body weight?

• Gravity

• Electricity

• Your feet

• Your head

The earth orbits around...

• The sun.
• the moon
• other planets
• the Milky Way

1. What has the strongest gravitational pull?

• The Earth

• The Moon

• The Sun

• The North Star

True or False: Gravity helps the Earth to stay in orbit around the Sun.

• True

• False

This FORCE pulls things.  It PULLS things into orbit around the sun. 

• Newton
• gravity
• weight
• path