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CLMS 6 Unit 2:Solar System:Historical Models and Gravity
CLMS 6 Unit 2:Solar System:Historical Models and Gravity
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Historical Models of the Solar System Gravity
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It takes ______ force to move a golf ball than a bowling ball.
more
less
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________ rely on centripetal force to work.
all of these
Merry-go-rounds
Rollercoasters
Tether ball
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The closer the star, the ______ the parallax.
greater
less
4
In the ____ model, Earth is in the center and the planets and the sun orbit around it.
Geocentric
Heliocentric
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The farther a star, the ______ the parallax.
less
more
6
Gravity pulls on a bowling ball _______.
less
more
7
1. A/an _________ is the path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space.
web
orbit
orb
circle
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The Earth orbits the...
Earth
Moon
Sun
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The _______ orbits around the Earth.
Sun
Earth
Moon
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_____________is a force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.
centrifugal
centripetal
gravity
gravy
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The inward force that causes an object to move in a circular path is called...
centrifugal force
centripetal force
midpetal force
outerpetal force
12
Galileo is famous for using a ...
teletubby
television
telescope
teleport
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The apparent shift in the position of an object when viewed from different locations is...
parallel
paragraph
parallax
parasite
14
A ________ has more "stuff" for gravity to act on.
golf ball
bowling ball
15
A scientist who studies the objects in the sky, including planets is called a/an _________.
astronomer
astroid
astrologer
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Scientists use parallax to find a star's _______ from the sun.
twinkle
distance
magnitude
shine
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A bowling ball has _____ mass.
more
less
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The Historical Model of the Solar System that is correct is the...
Geocentric
Heliocentric
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1. In the ___________ model, Earth and the other planets orbit the sun.
Geocentric
Heliocentric
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The ______ is the center of our solar system.
Moon
Earth
Sun
