What percentage of the solar system's total mass does the sun hold?

Gravity and Inertia: The Dance of Planets in Our Solar System

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9th - 10th Grade
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Patricia Brown
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
50%
75%
100%
99%
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Why don't planets fall into the sun despite its gravitational pull?
The sun's magnetic field repels them
They are too far away
Inertia keeps them in orbit
The sun's heat pushes them away
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is inertia?
A gravitational effect
A type of energy
A tendency to maintain current motion
A force that pulls objects together
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the absence of air resistance, what will inertia allow a spaceship to do?
Travel in a straight line indefinitely
Stop moving
Accelerate continuously
Change direction randomly
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the sun's gravity affect Earth's path?
It stops Earth's motion
It bends Earth's path
It speeds up Earth's rotation
It pushes Earth away
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What would happen to Earth if only inertia acted on it?
It would stop orbiting
It would move in a straight line away from the sun
It would move closer to the sun
It would rotate faster
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What has kept planets spinning since their formation?
Magnetic fields
Inertia
The sun's gravity
Solar winds
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the original source of the spinning motion of planets?
Galactic winds
The sun's rotation
A spinning nebula
Asteroid impacts
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