Question

complete the statements about inertia, earth, and the moon. The moon’s 1.____ tries to push it off into space in a straight line, but earth’s 2.______ keeps the moon in orbit. The moon and earth are similar in that t both orbit around a body with 3._____ mass. #1 answers: orbit, inertia #2 answers: gravity, motion #3 answers: greater, the same

Answer 1

Complete statements:

1. The moon’s inertia tries to push it off into space in a straight line, but earth’s gravity keeps the moon in orbit.

2. The moon and earth are similar in that their gravity keeps the moon in orbit.

3. The moon and earth are similar in that they both orbit around a body with the same mass.