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

• circle
• ellipse
• focus
• perihelion

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An ellipse is drawn around two points called

• aphelion
• perihelion
• foci
• axis

The place where a planet is closest to the Sun as it orbits the Sun is called the

• perihelion
• aphelion

The place where a planet is farthest away from the Sun in its orbit around the Sun is called the

• aphelion
• perihelion

Where is the planet moving faster

• Position A to B
• Position B to C
• Position H to I
• Position I to J

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What has an eccentricity of zero

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

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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The "Law of Harmonies" is which of Kepler's Laws?

• 1st
• 2nd
• 3rd
• 4th

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The path a planet travels around the sun is called its 

• orbit
• ellipse
• barycenter
• precession

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Kepler's first law states that the orbits of the planets are oval in shape or 

• ellipses
• perfect circles

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