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Gravity pulls all the planets into curved paths called orbits around the Sun.
is the of between any two that have . Every thing in the — you, this , every , every — on with . The more an is and the you are to it, the its .
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The his of in the . The of an from a may be , but did use to through how .
It is up a between and . is how much ' you are made of, and it . is how on that , so it from to . You have the on , the , and — but you would on each, because their is .
is what the the Sun, the , and our . An is a by a between two things: the () of the and the of . If the is just , the around in or .
The Moon travels in a big circle around Earth because gravity holds it close.
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A way to an from . a from a very . , and the . , and it . , and the around the and — it is in ! That is how up.
🔗 Match each gravity word to its meaning.
Mass
Weight
Orbit
Free fall
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On the you would only of your . If you 30 kg here, you would just 5 kg on the — and you could six as !
The Moon's weaker gravity lets astronauts bounce much higher than on Earth!
in 1915 that is not just a — it is a of . like the of around them, and these . This , called , is one of the most in all of , and it has been many by and .
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a and a in the — the . A the one it, the . That is a way to how a .
🗂️ Sort each example into caused by gravity or not caused by gravity.
A ball falling to the ground
The Moon orbiting Earth
A magnet attracting iron filings
Tides in the ocean
Wind blowing leaves
even the things in . It the gas that the Sun and , it of in , and at the it . From an to the of , the is at .
Heavy objects bend the fabric of space around them, pulling other things inward.
✍️ Fill in the gravity facts.
How much ' you are made of is your , and it . How on you is your , which from to . A around another is called an .
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Gravity and Orbits Quiz
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