6-8th Grade Science - MS-ESS1-2 Gravity at Work: From Moons and Satellites to Galactic Paths
6 Questions
Students analyze the diagram below showing the relationship between the Sun and Earth.
Astronomers tracked four stars orbiting an invisible object near the center of the Milky Way.
Two satellites orbit Earth: the International Space Station and a TV/weather satellite in geostationary orbit.
A comet travels on an elongated orbit around the Sun. Select ALL statements supported by gravity’s role.
You are an astronomer using a powerful new space telescope to study planets and moons in distant solar systems.
Students compared two equal-mass moons that orbit different planets.
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