Kepler's Laws

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

• circle
• ellipse
• focus
• perihelion

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

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

• the axis
• the perihelion
• the center
• the Sun

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

What is the Scrooge's first name?

• Bob

• Stuart

• Ebenezer

• Rupert

Kepler's 2nd Law deals with 

• the shape of the planets' orbits
• the speed/area the planet travels 
• the length of time it takes the planet to orbit the sun

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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

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

What movie is this?

• Charlie Brown Christmas

• Christmas Miracle

• Merry Christmas Charlie Brown

How do you say Merry Christmas in Spanish?

• Noel
• Feliz Navidad
• Buenos Dias 
• Hola

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

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

• faster
• slower

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

According to Kepler's 3rd law, the square of the time it takes for an object to orbit, T, is directly related to the cube of the distance, r, between the object and what it is orbiting.            

•  T³ = k*r²
• T² = k*r³
• T³ = k/r²
• T² = k/r³

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4