Circular Motion and Gravity

______________________ is the centripetal force that causes a satellite to move in a circle.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

An object traveling in a circle is accelerating because it is constantly changing

• gravity

• direction

• inertia

• clothes

In _____________, an object falling from the top of a building accelerates at 9.8 m/s².

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which is an example of rotatory motion?

• a planet moving around the sun

• a boy on a giant wheel

• a spinning top

• the bob of a swinging pendulum

What do we call the path of an object when it goes around another object?

• Orbit

• Free Fall

• Projectile Motion

• Terminal Velocity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

A force of attraction between 2 object that is directly related to mass and indirectly related to distance.

• mass

• weight

• gravity

• kilogram

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

As mass increases, what happens to gravitational force?

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• i don't know

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

As the distance between 2 objects increases, what happens to gravitational force?

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• i don't know

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which of the following will not change in different gravitational fields?

• wieght

• force

• mass

• pounds

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which of the following will change with different gravitational forces?

• mass

• amount of matter in an object

• weight

• kilograms

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4