Kepler's Laws 1, 2 and 3

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9th Grade
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Ashlee Hart
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The amount of time it takes for a planet to orbit around the sun is it's _____
axis length
foci
magnitude
period
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4
2.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The farther a planet is from the sun the __ it's period of orbit.
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Kepler's 3rd laws states that the semi-major axis of a planet’s orbit (average distance to the sun in A.U.’s) is related to the planet’s orbit period by the equation:
p2 = a3
In this equation what does 'p' represent?
A planet's average distance from the sun
A planet's orbital period
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Kepler’s 3rd law states that the semi-major axis of a planet’s orbit (average distance to the sun in A.U.’s) is related to the planet’s orbit period (in Earth-years) by the equation:
p2 = a3
What does 'a' represent in this equation?
A planet's distance from the sun
A planet's orbital period
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of Kepler's Laws states that "All planets move about the Sun in elliptical orbits, having the Sun as one of the foci"
Kepler's 1st law
Kepler's 2nd law
Kepler's 3rd law
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of Kepler's laws states that planets travel faster when they are close to the sun then they do when they are farther from the sun?
Kepler's 1st law
Kepler's 2nd law
Kepler's 3rd law
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-4
7.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Kepler's 3rd law states that a planet's period is proportional to its distance from the sun. Use the calculator found at http://www.1728.org/kepler3.htm to solve the following problem:
Mercury's period (p) is 0.241 years, how far is it from the sun (a)? Your answer should be in AUs. Do NOT include units in your answer.
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