Topic: 6.10-6.11 Earth and Space
Quiz by Texas Education Agency
Grade 6
Science (2017)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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- Q1An object will continue moving in a straight line unless it is acted on by an unbalanced force. Which of the following best explains Earth’s motion?The gravitational force pulling Earth toward the sun is equal and opposite to the force pulling the sun toward Earth, so there is no unbalanced force acting on Earth.The sun moves in an elliptical orbit around Earth, and the sun’s gravity pulls Earth along.Earth moves in an elliptical orbit around the sun because the gravitational force of the sun attracts Earth.There is no unbalanced force acting on Earth because space is empty and nothing touches Earth.60s6.11b
- Q2In 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 —the attraction of opposite poles of a magnet to each otherthe composition of a planet’s atmospherethe formation of cometsthe gravitational attraction that exists between all bodies60s6.11b
- Q3The diagram below 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?Electromagnetic attraction between the sun and VenusGravitational attraction between Mercury and VenusGravitational attraction between the sun and VenusElectromagnetic attraction between Mercury and Venus60s6.11b
- Q4In 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 —the formation of cometsthe composition of a planet’s atmospherethe gravitational attraction that exists between all bodiesthe gravitational attraction that exists between all bodies60s6.11b
- Q5A student makes a model of the sun-Earth 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 Earthpotential energy stored in Earth that originated in the sunelectromagnetic energy from the sun pulling on Earththe magnetic attraction between Earth and the sun60s6.11b