Gravity
This invisible force pulls objects toward the center of the Earth.
What is gravity ?
This word means “to rise or float in the air,” often without touching anythi
Levitating
The Moon’s surface is covered in holes caused by space rocks hitting it.
What are craters?
Balance
keep or put (something) in a steady position so that it does not fall.
What causes earth to have gravity?
Earth has gravity b/c its big and has mass pulls everything towards its center
This scientist is famous for helping explain how gravity works after an apple supposedly fell on his head.
Who is isaac newton?
Objects don’t actually lose gravity when levitating; instead, another force must do this to gravity.
What is balance or oppose it?
These are the eight repeating shapes we see of the Moon each month.
What are the phases of the Moon?
Magnet
A magnet is an object that attracts certain metals like iron and has a north and south pole.
Is gravity the same close to the ground and up in the air?
Gravity gets a little weaker the higher you go
This planet has the strongest gravity in our solar system because of its massive size.
What is Jupiter?
A balloon filled with this gas can appear to “levitate” because it is lighter than air
What is helium?
This type of eclipse happens when Earth’s shadow falls on the Moon.
What is a lunar eclipse?
Iron
Iron is a strong metal that is used to make many things and can be attracted to magnets.
Is levitating the same as floating in the air?
Levitating means something is really held up in tghe air by a force
This term describes the amount of matter in an object; gravity does NOT change it.
What is mass?
Paper, feathers, and leaves fall slowly because air does this to their motion.
What is slows it down or pushes upward?
The Moon does not make its own light; instead, it does this with sunlight.
What is reflects it?
Gravity
Gravity is a force that pulls objects toward each other, like how things fall toward the ground.
If the line is constant or straight what does that mean?
No changes in the data
This is why you weigh less on the Moon than on Earth.
What is the Moon has weaker gravity?
This is the reason astronauts appear to “levitate” inside the ISS—they are actually doing this around Earth.
What is orbiting / free-falling?
There is two moons until what year?
2080
Galaxy
A galaxy is a collection of billions of stars, planet, and other objects in space.
Why do we label and title the graph?
To show the relationship over time