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What did Kepler discover about planets and their orbital speed?

• Planets closest to the Sun will orbit with the fastest orbital speed.
• Planets with the greatest mass will orbit the Sun with the fastest orbital speed.
• Planets furthest from the Sun will orbit with the fastest orbital speed.
• Planets with the least mass will orbit the Sun with the fastest orbital speed.

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If this ellipse were the orbit of a planet around the sun, the sun would sit at the -

• Co-vertex

• Vertex

• Center

• Focus

According to Kepler’s discoveries, planets orbit around the Sun:

• in an oval shape.
• in perfect circles.
• in an ellipse.
• in a rectangular shape.

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In simplest terms, what does Kepler's 3rd law state? 

• planets take a long time to orbit the sun
• there is no relationship between the distance of planet from the sun and the time it takes to orbit the sun
• there is a mathematical relationship between the distance of a planet from the sun and the time it takes to orbit the sun
• every planet has the same orbital period

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What is true about the area between points A, B and the Sun, and the area between points H, I and the Sun?

• The area between A, B and the Sun is the largest.
• The area between H, I and the Sun is the largest
• Both areas are equal in size
• There is not enough information to determine the areas

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A celestial body or manmade object that is in orbit around another celestial body

• Satellite

• Magnitude

• Inertia

• Orbit

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When orbital period increases, the orbital speed...

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

Which ellipse most likely has an eccentricity of 0.4 ?

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Choose the ellipse that is most similar to Earth's orbit, which has an eccentricity of 0.0167.

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Which two forces keep the planets in orbit around the sun?

• inertia & momentum
• gravity & inertia
• inertia & velocity
• gravity & velocity

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