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Gravity and the Solar System
Gravity and the Solar System
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The _______ model of our solar system is correct and puts the sun at the center.
Gatesian
heliocentric
ptolemaic
geocentric
2
The force of attraction between two objects based on their mass and distance is ___________.
Doppler effect
dark matter
gravity
blueshift
3
What is unique about the closest point in a planet's orbit around the sun>
The Nights are longer than days
nearpoint
It travels the fastest in its orbit due to weak gravitational forces
It travels the fastest in its orbit due to the strong gravitational forces
4
What is formed in a nebula when gravity causes clouds of dust to collapse?
A Star
A black hole
A new Nebula
Compact Disk
5
The _________________________ is our sun and all the planets and other bodies orbiting it.
protostellar disk
protoplanetary disk
solar system
star system
6
Our solar system formed in a stellar nursery called a ___________.
black hole
nebula
supernova
Kindercare
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Which planet has the slowest orbit speed around our sun?
Mercury, its size reduces the suns gravitational force
Mars, the iron content of the planet slows its movement
Uranus, its far away from the suns Gravitational Force
Jupiter, its made entirely of gas and has low density
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What is unique about the farthest point in a planet's orbit around the sun ?
It travels the fastests due to strong gravitational forces
It orbits the slowest due to weaker gravitational forces
farpoint
It causes Solar Eclipses
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The force which holds our solar system together is ___________________.
gravity
dark matter
scotch tape
superglue
