Which of the following determines the motion and direction in which the planets orbit the sun?

The Law of Universal Gravitation

What happened to the mass of the moon rocks brought back by astronauts of the Apollo missions?

The mass stayed the same on Earth

Why are the arrows thicker in the top figure?

gravitational attraction is weaker in the bottom figure

What happens to an objects weight and mass if it brought to another planet?

weight changes but mass does not

Which of the following scenarios describes a way gravitational attraction can decrease?

objects are moved farther apart from each other

Why do objects in the solar system orbit the sun?

The objects are held in place by the gravity of the sun

The sun has much more mass than Venus. Which of the following statements is most accurate?

The sun's gravitational force is stronger than Venus'

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6th Grade Unit 6 Beyond Our World (Physics in Our Solar System)

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1
Which of the following determines the motion and direction in which the planets orbit the sun?
The Heliocentric Theory
The Law of Conservation of Mass
The Law of Universal Gravitation
The Law of Superposition
2
What causes tides?
The sun
The Earth's tilt
The moon
The sun and the moon
3
What happened to the mass of the moon rocks brought back by astronauts of the Apollo missions?
The mass decreased on Earth
The mass stayed the same on Earth
The moon rocks never made it back to Earth
The mass increased on Earth
4
What type of tide is pictured?
crimson tide
spring tide
moon tide
neap tide
5
Which of the following is the best descriptor of a law?
Laws were once theories
Laws describe relationships
Laws are easily disproved
Laws look to explain
6
Why are the arrows thicker in the top figure?
The masses are different in the bottom and top
gravitational force is weaker in the top figure
Distance in bottom figure is shorter than the top
gravitational attraction is weaker in the bottom figure
7
Which of the following accurately describes the event taking place in the picture?
solar flare
lunar eclipse
solar eclipse
neap tide
8
What happens to an objects weight and mass if it brought to another planet?
weight changes and mass does too but just a little
weight and mass both change
weight changes but mass does not
mass changes and weight does not
9
Gravity keeps objects on Earth. What else does it have an effect on?
Mass
Energy
Weight
Height
10
What happens when an object blocks our view of the sun?
celestial flotation
solar eclipse
night time
lunar eclipse
11
Which of the following scenarios describes a way gravitational attraction can decrease?
objects are moved closer to each other
the size of the objects is increased
Mass of objects is increased
objects are moved farther apart from each other
12
What force gives planets their spherical shape?
frictional force
electromagnetic force
gravitational force
magnetic force
13
Why do objects in the solar system orbit the sun?
The objects have their own gravity to hold them in place
The objects are too massive to move beyond our solar system
The objects are held in place by the gravity of the sun
The objects are held in place by the gravity of the planets
14
The sun has much more mass than Venus. Which of the following statements is most accurate?
The sun's gravitational force is weaker than Venus'
The sun's gravitational force is stronger than Venus'
The sun rotates faster than Venus
The sun has less energy than Venus
15
What is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing when Earth and sun are in these positions?
spring
summer
fall
winter

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