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Edmentum - Unit 2 Pretest

The document is a unit pretest consisting of multiple-choice and drag-and-drop questions related to celestial bodies, gravity, and the solar system. It includes questions about comets, the dwarf planet Ceres, the Kuiper Belt, and the factors affecting gravity and weight. The pretest is designed for students to assess their understanding of these astronomical concepts.

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Edmentum - Unit 2 Pretest

The document is a unit pretest consisting of multiple-choice and drag-and-drop questions related to celestial bodies, gravity, and the solar system. It includes questions about comets, the dwarf planet Ceres, the Kuiper Belt, and the factors affecting gravity and weight. The pretest is designed for students to assess their understanding of these astronomical concepts.

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Unit Pretest

Name: Date: Instructor:

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.

Comets travel in orbits around the Sun. Some comets take less than 200 years to orbit the Sun. They are called short-period comets. Short-
period comets are thought to originate in the Kuiper Belt, which is a belt of icy objects just beyond the orbit of the planet Earth Jupiter
Mercury Neptune . The dwarf planet Neptune Pluto Saturn Uranus is located in this belt.

Question serial: CLZ-86CD-8D1B-2B2E

Select the correct answer.

Ceres is a rocky celestial body located in the main asteroid belt. It has a nearly spherical shape and orbits the Sun. There are several asteroids in its
orbit. Based on this information, which type of body is Ceres?

A. asteroid

B. dwarf planet

C. meteor

D. planet

Question serial: MC-068E-D649-CE82

Select the correct answer.

Which celestial object is found in the Kuiper Belt?

A. Mars

B. Pluto

C. Saturn

D. Uranus

Question serial: MC-CD77-8C25-A7ED

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Drag each tile to the correct box.

Study this image of the eight planets.

Now put the names of the planets in increasing order based on their distance from the Sun.

Mars Neptune Mercury Earth Saturn

< < < <

Question serial: SQ-D6D2-7E90-D99A.1

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.

The force of gravity between two objects depends on mass momentum velocity and color height the distance
between them .

Question serial: CLZ-BB67-CA15-1E1E

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Select the correct locations on the image.

The high tides of Earth’s oceans are shown in the image. What are the possible positions of the Moon?

Question serial: HS-7160-0BB6-65A7.1

Select all the correct answers.

Which of these statements about gravity are true?

Gravity helps us stay situated on Earth without floating away.

Gravity gives objects their mass.

Gravity holds our galaxy together.

Multiplying the mass of an object by the acceleration due to gravity gives the weight of the object.

Gravity helps scientists launch spacecraft out of Earth’s atmosphere.

Question serial: MC-8E29-021D-4040

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Select the correct answer.

On what factors does the weight of an object depend?

A. mass and height

B. velocity and mass

C. gravity and mass

D. momentum and mass

Question serial: MC-C633-251C-C10B

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