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Semester Exam Review - Gravity & Solar System
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1
What force keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?
Inertia
Gravity
Newtons Law
The Force
2
Why doesn't the moon crash into the Earth and the Earth into the Sun?
Physics
They will eventually collide
Because they are spinning
The gravitational forces
3
The further apart two objects move, the ______________ their gravitational attraction becomes.
weaker
stronger
equal
stronger
4
The inner planets are also known as the:
Small planets
Outer planets
Terrestrial planets
Gas Giants
5
What are two objects that are held in orbit by the gravitational pull of a planet?
Moons & Satellites
Satellites & Comets
Moons & the Sun
Moons & Comets
6
The earth ______ on its axis
Revolutes
Orbits
Revolves
Rotates
7
Which object in our solar system has the strongest gravitational pull?
The Earth
Jupiter
The moon
The Sun
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Gravity is:
found only in space
a force that pushes objects apart
forward motion
a force of attraction between two objects
9
What is the rocky body between Mars and Jupiter made of?
Meteors
Comets
Asteroids
Satellites
10
The earth _______ around the sun.
Revolutes
Rotates
Revolves
Spins
11
Why does the moon revolve around the earth, instead of revolving around the sun?
The moon has more mass than earth
The earth has more mass than the moon.
Because gravity is not acting on the moon
The moon is closer to earth
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Objects that orbit planets are called ________.
Asteroids
Comets
Moons
Suns
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The more ___________ an object has, the stronger its gravitational pull.
weight
mass
size
gravity
