Gravity
Solar System Structure
The Moon & Seasons
space
100
Why is the gravitational force greater between the objects in row C than row D?
There is less distance between the objects in row C giving it a greater gravitational pull.
100
A.) 0.35 cm
100
How many EXACT days does it take for the moon to cycle through all of its phases.
29.5
100
how were the planets formed
A big bang
B black holes
A
200
Why is the gravitational force greater between the objects in row B than row A?
The object on the left in row a has a greater mass giving it a greater gravitational pull.
200
Draw a model of a celestial object that orbits something other than the Sun.
Acceptable answers:
Moon around a planet
Rings around a planet.
Satellite around a planet.
200
A & D
200
is our solar system geocentric or heliocentric
Heliocentric
300
Explain why ALL celestial objects in our solar system don't orbit the sun.
Gravitational attraction depends on distance and mass. Some objects may be too small or too far away to be affected by gravity.
300
A, C, D, F
300
What would be the next moon phase in this cycle?
A new moon.
300
Who said our solar system was geocentric
Claudius Ptolemy
400
Evaluate if this model is a good representation of the role that gravity plays in the formation of the Sun and planets.
The model does not represent the gravitational pull towards the center of the dough. There is no object with a large mass in the center to hold in the dough.
400
Use the table in your packet about Jupiter and its 4 Galilean moons to answer the following question.
A, the table shows the value of the moon's surface gravities.
400
B & C
400
Who said I was so strong was heliocentric
Nicolaus Copernicus
500
Describe the stages of the solar system formation that are best represented by this model.
The solar system started as a condensed cloud of dust then flattened and expanded into a disk shape. This is similar to the dough as it gets wider and flatter as it spins.
500
Use the table in your packet about Jupiter and its 4 Galilean moons to answer the following question.
A, Callisto is the furthest of the 4 moons and it has the lowest gravity making it the easiest moon for a probe to be able to leave to return to Earth.
500
Describe the relationship between the Earth's tilt and the cyclic pattern of the seasons.
The seasons are caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis. For example, in the northern hemisphere when the axis is tilted towards the sun, the NH receives more direct sun rays and this is summer. When the axis is tilted away from the sun, the NH receives less direct sun rays and this is winter.
500
what is the only dwarf planet in the asteroid belt
Ceres