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TEK 6.11B Science STAAR
Quiz by Jennifer Davis
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An image of the Earth-Moon-Sun System is shown. The Moon remains in orbit around the Earth because of the force of -
Earth's rotation
the moon's rotation
Earth's gravity
the sun's rotation
A student makes a model of the Sun-Earth-Moon system by swinging a ball around her head. Using this model, the student is trying to explain how Earth stays on a path around the sun. The student explains that this path is the result of -
the gravitational attraction between the sun and Earth
the magnetic attraction between the Earth and the sun
electromagnetic energy from the sun pulling on Earth
potential energy stored in Earth that originated in the sun
An image of the Earth-Moon-Sun System is shown. The Moon remains in orbit around the Earth because of the force of -
A student makes a model of the Sun-Earth-Moon system by swinging a ball around her head. Using this model, the student is trying to explain how Earth stays on a path around the sun. The student explains that this path is the result of -
What keeps planets in the solar system from moving in straight lines through the galaxy?
In July 1994 the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with the planet Jupiter, as scientists had predicted. To be able to accurately predict when a comet will collide with a planet, it is essential to understand -