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  • a force of attraction, or pull, between any two objects.
    Gravity
  • The side of the Earth facing the sun is daytime, and the side facing away is night. T/F
    True
  • The friction makes the meteoroid and the air around it hot enough to glow.
    True
  • What is a tide?
    The rise and fall of water levels.
  • Tides are the point at which the wave breaks at shore. T/F
    False
  • The moon produces its own light.
    False
  • The Moon’s gravitational force causes Earth’s tides.
    True
  • The Moon has less mass than Earth, the Moon’s gravitational pull is ___ times weaker.
    6
  • A meteorite is a streak of light in Earth’s atmosphere made by a glowing meteoroid.
    False
  • Most meteoroids are only about as a big as a grain of sand!
    True
  • What affects the strength of gravity?
    The total mass of objects and distance between them.
  • Gravity is a force of attraction, or pull, between any two objects. T/F
    True
  • Some meteoroids are large enough that they reach Earth’s surface before they burn up completely.
    True
  • The moon orbits around the Earth every:
    29 days
  • A meteor is a small, rocky particle that moves through space.
    False
  • The total mass of objects and distance between them affects gravity. T/F
    True
  • Tides are the amount of water that seeps into the sand. T/F
    False
  • Gravity is a meteoroid that struck a planet’s surface. T/F
    False
  • Gravity is a half of a planet or circle. T/F
    False
  • Tides are he rise and fall of water levels.T/F
    True
  • Size of objects and how close they are to the sun affects gravity. T/F
    False
  • A meteorite is a meteoroid that strikes a planet or moon.
    True
  • How fast the objects are moving or spinning affects gravity. T/F
    False
  • The Moon has less mass than Earth, the Moon’s gravitational pull is 3 times stronger. T/F
    False
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