Planetary Motion

Which of the following is measured using a spring scale?

• Mass

• Weight

Fill in the blank: The more mass an object has, the _______ gravitational pull it has.

• less

• more

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is the approximate mass of Mars?

• 639 x 10^21 kg

• 597 x 10^22 kg

• 147 x 10^13 kg

• 7 x 10^22 kg

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Fill in the blank: The orbital period of Deimos is ____.

• 1.26 days

• 27 days

• 1 day

• 384,400 days.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Weight is measured in.....

• Kilogram

• Newtons

• Kilometer

An instrument to measure weight is called a what?

• balance

• weigher

• spring scale

• Newtonimer

True or False:

Your mass on Earth is the same on the Moon.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

A measure of the amount of matter in an object

• mass
• weight
• gravity
• pounds

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

Match the following statements..

Groups:

(a) Mass

,

(b) Weight

• Measured using Newtons

• Remains the same from planet to planet

• Changes from planet to planet

• Is affected by surface gravity

• Measured using a triple beam balance

• The amount of matter inside an object

• Measured in kilograms (kg)

• Measured using a spring scale

What is gravity?

• Gravity is the force of attraction between objects with mass.
• Gravity is a type of energy.
• Gravity only affects large objects like planets.
• Gravity is the speed at which objects fall.

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