Orbit

When the Earth completes a full revolution around the Sun, it has completed _____ rotations or days

• 7

• 30

• 91

• 365

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth is tilted as it revolves around the sun which gives us seasons. Which season would it be in North America at letter D?

• Summer

• Spring

• Winter

• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A(n) _____ is the curved path of an object around a point/object in space.

• orbit

• rotation

• revolution

• phase

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which of the following is required for planets to stay in orbit around the Sun? (choose all that apply)

• Gravity

• Weight

• Friction

• Inertia (Forward Motion)

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

__________holds all of the planets in orbit around the sun.

• Force

• Motion

• Weight

• Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What prevents planets from pulled into and crash into the Sun?

• Gravity

• Weight

• Friction

• Inertia (Forward Motion)

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What prevents planets from drifting off into space and keeps it in the planets in our Solar System?

• Gravity

• Weight

• Friction

• Forward Motion

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which model has greater gravitational attraction (if any)

• Model A

• Model B

• Both Model A and Model B (same gravity)

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity 

• Increases

• Decreases

• Stays the same

What is the shape of the Earth's orbit around the Sun?

• Circular

• Elliptical

• Parabolic

• Hyperbolic

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1