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Earth, Space, and Gravity Explained

The document discusses the solar system, magnetism, and gravity. It describes that the Earth orbits the sun and spins on its axis, causing day and night. It also describes the phases of the moon. It then explains that magnets have poles that attract or repel and have magnetic fields. Finally, it discusses that gravity is stronger between larger masses or closer objects, and how gravitational fields determine an object's weight based on its mass.

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Earth, Space, and Gravity Explained

The document discusses the solar system, magnetism, and gravity. It describes that the Earth orbits the sun and spins on its axis, causing day and night. It also describes the phases of the moon. It then explains that magnets have poles that attract or repel and have magnetic fields. Finally, it discusses that gravity is stronger between larger masses or closer objects, and how gravitational fields determine an object's weight based on its mass.

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8L EARTH

A N D S PA C E

By Isaac
THE SOLAR SYSTEM

• We live on a planet called the Earth. The Earth gets energy from the Sun. The Earth spins on its axis once
every 24 hours. The side of the Earth facing the Sun has daylight, and it is night on the side facing away
from the Sun.
• The Earth orbits around the Sun. It takes one year to go around once.
• The Moon is a satellite of the Earth. We can see the Moon because it reflects light from the Sun. The Moon
seems to change shape. The different shapes are called phases of the Moon. The phases happen because we
cannot always see all of the part that is lit by the Sun.
MAGNETS AND MAGNETIC FIELD

• Magnets attract magnetic materials. The two ends of a bar magnet are called the north-seeking pole and the
south-seeking pole, or north pole and south pole for short. A north pole and a south pole attract each other.
Two north poles or two south poles repel each other.
• The space around a magnet where it has an effect is called its magnetic field. You can find the shape of the
magnetic field using iron filings or using a plotting compass.
G R AV I T Y A N D G R AV I T A T I O N A L F I E L D S

• The mass of something is the amount of substance or ‘matter’ it contains. It is measured in kilograms (kg). Weight is
the force of gravity pulling on a mass. It is a force, so it is measured in newtons (N).
• Gravity is the force of attraction between two masses. The force of gravity is stronger if:

• the objects have large masses

• the objects are close together.

• On Earth, gravity pulls on every kilogram of mass with a force of about 10 N.

• Gravity is not as strong on the Moon because the Moon has a much smaller mass than the Earth. If you went to the
Moon your mass would not change, but your weight would be less than on Earth because the Moon’s gravity is weaker.
• You can calculate the weight of an object using this formula:

• weight (N) = mass (kg) × gravitational field strength (N/kg)

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