gravity Flashcards

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1
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what is gravity

A

the force of attraction that exists between all masses

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2
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weight equation

A

W = m x g

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3
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what is weight

A

force that acts on object due to pull of gravity

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4
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the sun is a ____ and gives out _____ and has planets _______ it

A

star, light, orbiting

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5
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what is a galaxy

A

large collections of stars

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what is lightyear

A

the distance that light travels in one year

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what is the time it takes for earth to complete one rotation about its axis

A

one day, 24 hours

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what is the time is takes for earth to orbit the sun once

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1 year, 365 days and a quarter

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9
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the tilt of the earth causes 4 ______

A

seasons

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10
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4 seasons in order

A

winter spring summer autumn

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the tilt always stays the ______ as earth orbits the _____

A

same , sun

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12
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what happens in summer

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more time in sunlight, sunlight focused on smaller area so it gets hotter

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what happens in winter

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less time in sunlight, sunlight spread over larger days, so it gets colder

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