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Gravity and the Solar System
Gravity and the Solar System
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How long does it take to orbit the sun?
1 year
1hour
1 minute
100 years
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What is an astronomical unit (AU)?
Is the average distance from Mercury to the Sun
Is the average distance from the Asteroid Belt to the Sun
Is the average distance from Earth to the Sun
Is the average distance from Neptune to the Sun
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how many sun's are in our solar system?
1
8
3
2
4
The milky way is a
galaxy
universe
solar system
star
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do the gas giants have low density
yes
no
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what are the inner planets
neptune, saturn, jupiter,uranus
sun, pluto , uranus,neptune
none
mercury ,venus earth, mars
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What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Saturn
Mercury
Jupiter
Venus
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The planets and other objects in the solar system stay moving in their ______because of the pull of gravity on them
force
gravity
planet
orbit
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What is the Solar System?
The life of the Sun!
A star and planets, moons, and other stuff that orbit it!
How people use solar panels to make electricity.
A group of stars revolving around a black hole
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What is the hottest planet in our solar system?
Neptune
Mars
Mercury
Venus
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what are the gas giants?
Jupiter
inner planets
outer planets
sun
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Our planets in the solar system stay together because of what?
Friction
The sun!
Gravity
A suspicious creature
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What are the gas giants
Earth,mercury,mars,venus
Jupiter,Saturn,uranus, Neptune
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What is an Astronomical Unit (AU)
The average distance the earth is from the sun
Around 93 million miles
around 93 Miles
93 feet
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Which is NOT part of our solar system ?
comets
stars that are not the sun
asteroids
the moons around jupiter
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What is the Milky Way?
Our Home Galaxy
A Comet
A Huge Star
Our Home Planet
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Without gravity we would
Float Endlessly with a light tap and nothing to hang on to
have no water on land
Float away
Be normal
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whats the smallest planet in our solar system?
Mercury
Jupiter
Venus
Uranus
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What does a light year measure?
Time
Speed
Size
Distance
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What is gravity?
The application of science for practical purposes
Newtons (N)
A force of attraction between objects due to their mass
The force that resists the start of sliding motion between two surfaces
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Which correctly describes the gravity between objects in the solar system?
Objects with a large mass pull with force than objects with a small mass
objects far from sun are not large to pull on other objects
objects in orbit are in motion, are not affected by gravity
objects fall apart pull on each other more strongly than objects close
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What is the first planet in our solar system?
Mercury
Earth
Venus
Pluto
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Saturn is the 5th planet in the solar system
True
False
