Who developed the three planetary laws of motion?

Kepler's Laws and the History of Astronomy

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Physics
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12th Grade
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Hard
Paul Looyen
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Galileo Galilei
Johannes Kepler
Isaac Newton
Tycho Brahe
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What was the view of the universe before Copernicus?
Elliptocentric
Galactocentric
Heliocentric
Geocentric
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What shape did Kepler determine the planets' orbits to be?
Circular
Elliptical
Parabolic
Hyperbolic
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Tycho Brahe contribute to astronomy?
Developed the telescope
Made precise measurements of the cosmos
Discovered gravity
Proposed the heliocentric model
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is Kepler's Second Law?
Planets emit light when they are closest to the Sun
Planets move faster when closer to the Sun
The square of the orbital period is proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis
The orbit of a planet is an ellipse
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does Kepler's Third Law state?
The square of the orbital period is proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis
The force of gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance
Planets move in a circular orbit
The Sun moves around the Earth
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who confirmed the heliocentric model using a telescope?
Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei
Johannes Kepler
Tycho Brahe
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