When a planet orbits the Sun, one of the foci of the elliptical orbit is

• moon

• planet

• the center

• the Sun (star)

Planets orbit the Sun in a shape called a(n)

• circle
• ellipse
• focus
• perihelion

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

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

Where is the planet moving the FASTEST?

• Position A

• Position C

• Position G

• Position L

What has an eccentricity of zero

• a straight line
• a large ellipse
• a circle
• a small ellipse

A planet moves __________ when it is farthest from the sun.

• faster
• slower

Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...

• mass and distance 
• mass and matter
• distance and weight 
• weight and mass

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

Complete the following statement: The farther away two planets are the _______ the gravitational force between them.

• greater
• same
• zero
• less

Why is the planet moving the SLOWEST at position G?

• The planet is closest to the Sun here so it has a stronger gravitational attraction.

• The planet is closest to the Sun here so it has a weaker gravitational attraction.

• The planet is farthest from the Sun here so it has a stronger gravitational attraction.

• The planet is farthest from the Sun here so it has a weaker gravitational attraction.

The gravitational attraction between the star and the planet will be greatest at position 

• A
• B
• C
• D

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4