Crash Course Kids Gravity

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

• Gravity

• Weight

• Friction

• Forward Motion

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What two things determine the gravity of an object?

• mass & weight

• mass & distance

• density & mass

• volume & distance

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Which statement about gravity is true?

• gravity causes objects to pull towards one another

• gravity causes objects to push away from each other

• gravity only takes place between planets

• the moon doesn't have any gravity

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Who said that falling objects fall at the same rate?

• Galileo

• Kepler

• Brahe

• Copernicus

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The force of gravity is also known as

• Mass

• Weight

• Distance

• Acceleration

As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity 

• Increases

• Decreases

• Stays the same

The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's ______.

• mass

• matter

• weight 

• terminal velocity 

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Without gravity, the stars, planets and all objects in the universe would _______.

• continue to orbit each other

• move in a random direction

• move in a straight line

• stop moving

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

• orbit

• rotation

• revolution

• phase

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What is the primary force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?

• Gravity

• Magnetism

• Friction

• Electricity

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