Satellite and Moon Quiz Ashley

What is a satellite?

• A planet that moves around the Sun

• A body in space that orbits a bigger body in space

• A star that shines at night

• A rocket that travels to the Moon

Why is the Moon a natural satellite?

• Because it has no gravity

• Because it shines by itself

• Because it is smaller than the Sun

• Because it orbits the Earth in space

All objects exert gravity.

• True

• False

What happens when there are two objects?

• A. Only the bigger object has gravity
  

• B. They exert gravity on each other

• C. They move away from each other
  

• D. They stop moving

What happens when two objects are closer to each other?

• A. The force of gravity becomes weaker
  

• B. The force of gravity becomes stronger

• C. They lose gravity
  

• D. Gravity disappears

The closer the objects are, the stronger the forces of gravity between them.

• True

• False

What is a satellite?

• A. A rock that spins around itself in space
  

• B. A body which orbits a larger body in space

• C. A planet that moves away from the Sun
  

• D. A ball of gas that floats in outer space

What is the Moon?

• A. A natural satellite of the Earth

• B. A bright star in the night sky
  

• C. A planet that travels around Mars
  

• D. A spacecraft sent from Earth

Why does the Earth exert more gravity on the Moon?

• A. The Moon is heavier than the Earth
  

• B. The Earth is larger than the Moon

• C. The Moon has no gravity at all
  

• D. The Earth is closer to the Moon

What does the green arrow in the diagram show?

• A. The speed of the Earth moving in space
  

• B. The force of gravity the Moon exerts on the Earth

• C. The power of the Sun pulling the Moon
  

• D. The distance between the Earth and the Moon