I bet you know the story of the tortoise and the hare. The race between the two is famous. Here is just some of the data from their race. If you remember the story, then you know that the tortoise won. The data table shows one reason why. Using the data from the table, decided which animal stopped moving and when. A) the hare, during minute 2 B) the hare, during minute 3 C) the tortoise, during minute 2 D) the tortoise, during minute 4

The Moon's mass is lower than that of Earth, thus its gravity is ____ Earth’s gravity.

During the first half of the 20th century, the theory of plate tectonics was developed. Evidence supporting this theory included Wegener's mapping of the supercontinent Pangaea, the US Navy's discovery of paleomagnetic reversals, and evidence of sea floor spreading.What is the MOST recent evidence supporting plate tectonics? A) GPS monitoring and satellite imagery of crustal movements B) mapping earthquake epicenters with seismic technology C) sending probes deep into Earth's interior D) radioactive dating of fossil evidence

In terms of the gravitational force that Earth has on objects, what does the word "down" really mean?


answer:away from the South Pole
toward the South Pole
toward the center of Earth
away from the center of Earth

Describe how the force of gravity acts upon an object