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The Sun has a greater gravitational effect on tides than the Moon does
True
False
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All tides on Earth are caused by...
The Moon's gravitational pull
The Sun's gravitational pull
The Earth's gravitational pull
3
One full rotation takes...
24 hours
365.25 days
4
The Earth ________________ on its axis.
Revolves
Orbits
Does a dance around
Rotates
5
The Earth revolves around...
Its axis
A lollipop stick
The Sun
6
Seasons are caused by...
The orbit of the Earth
The rotation of the Earth
The revolution of the Earth
The tilt of the Earth's axis
7
When an object leaves Earth, its mass stays the same
True
False
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One full revolution takes...
24 hours
365.25 days
9
The Earth continues to revolve around the Sun due to...
Gravity
Momentum
Inertia
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Why does Jupiter have the highest gravitational force?
It is the largest planet
It is the closest to the Earth
It has the most mass
11
In Inertia Stations, the penny stayed at rest on the cup because...
It was at rest on the index card
Gravity
It was in motion
12
As high tides occur on one part of the Earth, low tides occur on another part of the Earth
True
False
13
Earth continues to revolve in an ellipse around the Sun because of...
The Sun's gravity
The Sun's mass
TheSun's density
14
When an object leaves Earth, its weight stays the same
True
False
15
An imaginary line that passes through the north and south poles of Earth is called the...
Equator
Axis
Lollipop stick
16
Gravity is...
When an object at rest stays at rest
The attractive force between two objects with mass
When an object in motion stays in motion
17
One full cycle of tides last approximately...
6 hours
12 hours
6.25 hours
12.5 hours
18
According to inertia, an object in motion stays in motion until....
It gets tired
It drops
It hits a stronger force
19
As the distance between two objects increases, the gravitational force between them...
Decreases
Stays the same
Increases
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As the Earth _______________, day and night occurs.
Revolves
Rotates
Orbits
21
Gravity affects anything with....
Volume
Mass
Gravity
Density
