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Keplers Laws Flashcard

Keplers Laws Flashcard

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Science

9th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does Kepler's 2nd Law state?

Back

During a planet's orbit, the planet will sweep out equal areas in its orbit in equal amounts of time.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the path a planet travels around the sun called?

Back

Orbit.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What shape has an eccentricity of zero?

Back

A circle.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does Kepler's 2nd Law deal with?

Back

The speed/area the planet travels.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the eccentricity of a perfect circle?

Back

0.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are Kepler's three laws of planetary motion?

Back

1. The orbit of a planet is an ellipse with the sun at one focus. 2. A line segment joining a planet and the sun sweeps out equal areas during equal intervals of time. 3. The square of the orbital period of a planet is directly proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is eccentricity in the context of orbits?

Back

Eccentricity is a measure of how much an orbit deviates from being circular.

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