
Potato Radius and Object Shapes

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Physics
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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
What is the initial shape of a snowball before gravity significantly affects it?
Cubical
Irregular
Spherical
Flat
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
As mass is added to an object, what happens to the gravitational pull?
It remains the same
It decreases
It becomes weaker
It becomes stronger
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term used to describe the minimum size needed for gravity to shape objects into spheres?
Sphere threshold
Gravity limit
Potato radius
Mass boundary
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is the term 'potato radius' used?
Because potatoes are spherical
Because potatoes are heavy
Because it is a scientific term
Because small objects look like potatoes
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the approximate range of the potato radius in kilometers?
300 to 400 kilometers
50 to 100 kilometers
100 to 200 kilometers
200 to 300 kilometers
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What shape do objects larger than the potato radius typically have?
Cubical
Flat
Spherical
Irregular
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do objects smaller than the potato radius resemble?
Misshapen potatoes
Flat surfaces
Cubes
Spheres
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which celestial bodies are used as examples to illustrate the concept of the potato radius?
Planets and black holes
Asteroids and comets
Moons of Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter
Stars and galaxies
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