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Big G and the Solar System
Big G and the Solar System
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A quiz on the solar system and gravity #solarsystem #gravity
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Kepler’s 2nd Law (Law of Areas) implies that planets moving in elliptical orbits around the sun
Move slower when closer to the sun
Move with tangential velocity
Move faster when closer to the sun
Move at a constant velocity
2
The planet within our solar system with the least eccentric orbits.
Earth and Mars
Mercury and Venus
Neptune and Pluto
Venus and Earth
3
Which of these four forces is the weakest?
Gravity
Weak Nuclear
Strong Nuclear
Electromagnetic
4
This planet named after the Roman goddess of love spins in the opposite direction of the earth.
Mars
Venus
Mercury
Uranus
5
The acceleration due to gravity is less at higher elevations than at the earth's surface.
False
True
6
A planet orbiting the Sun sweeps out equal areas during equal time intervals is known as?
Copernican Law
Galileo's 3rd Law
Kepler's 2nd Law
Newton's 1st Law
7
The largest planet in our solar system
Uranus
Saturn
Neptune
Jupiter
8
Only large masses, like planets, exert a gravitational force.
False
True
9
If the distance between two objects is doubled, the gravitational force will
Quadruple
Double
Decrease by one-forth
Decrease by half
10
The fastest moving planet in any system of planets orbiting a star is?
The most massive planet
The least massive planet
The planet nearest to the star
The planet furthest from the star
11
The planet within our solar system with two-thirds of its surface covered with water.
Saturn
Earth
Venus
Mars
12
Why did Newton think that a force must act on the moon?
It exerts a force back on the earth
It is moving closer to the earth
Its orbit follows a straight path
Its orbit follows a circular path
13
Mass is the source of gravity.
True
False
14
Why are planets round?
Electromagnetic forces act in circular directions.
They orbit the sun.
A cube shape would just be weird.
Gravity acts in all directions.
15
The force exerted by the Earth on the moon is the same as the moon on the Earth.
True
False