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Semester Exam Review - Gravity & Solar System
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Why does the moon revolve around the earth, instead of revolving around the sun?
The earth has more mass than the moon.
Because gravity is not acting on the moon
The moon is closer to earth
The moon has more mass than earth
2
Objects that orbit planets are called ________.
Suns
Comets
Asteroids
Moons
3
Gravity is:
a force of attraction between two objects
a force that pushes objects apart
forward motion
found only in space
4
What are two objects that are held in orbit by the gravitational pull of a planet?
Moons & Satellites
Moons & Comets
Satellites & Comets
Moons & the Sun
5
What force keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?
Gravity
Newtons Law
Inertia
The Force
6
The more ___________ an object has, the stronger its gravitational pull.
gravity
size
mass
weight
7
Which object in our solar system has the strongest gravitational pull?
The moon
The Sun
Jupiter
The Earth
8
Why doesn't the moon crash into the Earth and the Earth into the Sun?
Because they are spinning
They will eventually collide
Physics
The gravitational forces
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The further apart two objects move, the ______________ their gravitational attraction becomes.
stronger
stronger
weaker
equal
