6th Grade Exit Ticket 3/1/18 Gravity (1)
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- Q 1/4Score 0The diagram models Mercury and Venus orbiting the sun. What force causes Venus to travel along a curved path instead of moving in a straight line as indicated by the dashed line in the diagram?29Gravitational attraction between the sun and VenusElectromagnetic attraction between the sun and VenusGravitational attraction between Mercury and VenusElectromagnetic attraction between Mercury and Venus
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- Q1The diagram models Mercury and Venus orbiting the sun. What force causes Venus to travel along a curved path instead of moving in a straight line as indicated by the dashed line in the diagram?Gravitational attraction between the sun and VenusElectromagnetic attraction between the sun and VenusGravitational attraction between Mercury and VenusElectromagnetic attraction between Mercury and Venus30s
- Q2Astronomers track asteroids as they move throughout our solar system. An asteroids path is illustrated below. What force is most responsible for the path this asteroid follows?Centripetal force that governs objects will move in circular patternsGravitational pull from the sunNewton’s 1st law of motion that says objects want to travel in a straight lineGravitational pull from the center of the Milky Way galaxy30s
- Q3Two identically sized and shaped balls are dropped from a height of 50 feet. The first ball has a mass of 15 kg, and the second ball has a mass of 45 kg. Which statement describes the effect of dropping both balls at the same time?Both balls will hit with the same force.The first ball will hit the ground after the second ball.The second ball will hit the ground after the first ball.Both balls will hit the ground at the same time.30s
- Q4The existence of the force of gravity explains why the Moon —is not in orbit.orbits objects that do not have mass.is in an irregular orbit.orbits Earth.30s
