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Lesson Check: The Role of Gravity

1) Juanita is standing on the ground located at the North Pole. Clara is standing on the ground
located at the South Pole. Explain how both can stand with their feet on the ground. 

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2) Fill in the blanks using the available answer choices.


Things we drop fall to the ground because pulls them down.
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friction
gravity

3) Which explains how gravity works to assist the flight of an airplane?

It pushes up on the wings of the airplane to create lift.


It helps to propel the plane forward as its speed increases.
It pushes the airplane from all directions to help it stay in the air.
It pulls the airplane downward when the pilot slows the engine's speed.

4) In science class, Simon learned that he weighs 90 lb on Earth and 15 lb on the Moon. Explain
why there is a difference in Simon’s weight in the two different locations.

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5) What force makes an apple fall to the ground?

gravity
air resistance
size
weight

6) If you threw a ball up on the Moon, it would go up 6 times higher than on Earth. Explain how
this is possible.

7) Fill in the blanks using the available answer choices.

Earth's water levels on the side of Earth facing the moon.


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rise
fall

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8) Which would be the most likely outcome of a meteorite's encounter with Earth?

The meteorite orbits around Earth.


The meteorite flies past Earth.
The meteorite hits Earth and makes a crater.
The meteorite burns in Earth's atmosphere.

9) Fill in the blanks using the available answer choices.

On the moon, craters are formed when hit the surface.


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meteoroids
comets

10) Clayton and Brianna are getting ready to watch a meteor shower. Clayton wonders how space
rocks become meteors and meteorites. How can Brianna explain this phenomenon to
Clayton?

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