Gravity and Orbits
Planet Traits
3.0 prep (double points)
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Vocab
100

This force holds planets in orbit around the Sun.

gravity

100

The planet with the shortest year.

Mercury

100

If gravitational attraction between two objects gets weaker, what most likely increased?

Distance

100

#1 highest-paid athlete ever

Michael Jordan

100

The imaginary line that every planet spins around

Axis

200

Gravitational attraction gets weaker when this increases.

Distance

200

What makes Earth unique in our solar system

life

200

If a planet is moved farther from the Sun, what happens to its year?

Its longer

200

Best-selling video game console of all time.

PlayStation 2

200

The wide region between Mars and Jupiter where many asteroids orbit the Sun.

Asteroid belt

300

Gravitational attraction gets stronger when this increases.

Mass

300

What is Pluto currently classified as? 

Dwarf Planet

300

An object orbits the Sun and is spherical, but it hasn’t cleared its orbit, what is it? 

Dwarf Planet

300

The most-watched TV event is US history

Super Bowl 

300

The worldwide group that officially names objects in space.

International Astronomical Union

400

The object with the strongest gravity in our solar system.

The Sun
400

Why is Pluto no longer considered a planet? 

It hasn't cleared its orbit of other objects. 

400

If 2 objects are equally far from the sun, which will have a greater gravitational pull?

The one with more mass

400

Artist with the most Grammy wins

Beyoncé

400

the rules or requirements you use to judge something

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