How does the mass of an object affect it's gravitational pull?

the greater the mass, the greater the gravitational pull

Eclipses do not occur EVERY month because

the moon's orbit is tilted 5o relative to Earth's orbit

What causes the phases of the moon?

position of the moon in relation to the sun and Earth

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Solar System Review

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A review for the solar system/space systems unit at SMS.

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1
What phase of the moon is this image showing?
waxing gibbous
waning crescent
waxing crescent
waning gibbous
2
What phase of the moon is the image showing?
waning crescent
waxing gibbous
waxing crescent
waning gibbous
3
How does the mass of an object affect it's gravitational pull?
the greater the mass, the less the gravitational pull
the lesser the mass, the greater the gravitational pull
the greater the mass, the greater the gravitational pull
4
Inner planets differ from outer planets in all the following ways EXCEPT:
Inner planets are spaced closely together
Inner planets have very few moons
Inner planets are rocky
Inner planets are HUGE
5
How can you change two objects so their gravitational pull decreases?
move them farther apart
move them closer together
increase their mass
6
This image shows
lunar eclipse
solar eclipse
7
What phase of the moon is this image showing?
full moon
third quarter
new moon
first quarter
8
How can you change two objects so their gravitational pull increases?
move them closer together
decrease their mass
move them farther apart
9
Eclipses do not occur EVERY month because
Earth is tilted 23.5o on its axis
the moon orbits Earth counterclockwise
Earth orbits the sun counterclockwise
the moon's orbit is tilted 5o relative to Earth's orbit
10
Earth's period of rotation is about:
one week
one day
one year
29 days
11
Earth's period of revolution is about
one year
one week
29 days
one day
12
This image shows
a lunar eclipse
a solar eclipse
13
What phase of the moon is this image showing?
3rd quarter
1st quarter
new moon
full moon
14
What causes the phases of the moon?
the tilt of the earth
position of the moon in relation to the sun and Earth
sunlight reflecting off snow at Earth's poles
the tilt of the moon
15
When a planet spins on its axis it is called
revolution
rotation
orbit
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