Unit 4 Quiz 3

At point 1, Planet A is at its _____, or closest position to the sun.

• focal center

• perihelion

• ellipsis

• aphelion

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At point 2, Planet A is at its _____, or furthest position from the sun.

• focal center

• perihelion

• ellipsis

• aphelion

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Planet A is attracted to the sun because of _____, a fundamental force.

• focal center

• gravity

• ellipsis

• aphelion

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

What law shows the force of attraction between Planet A and the Sun?

• Law of moments

• Law of periods

• Law of universal gravitation

• Kepler's first law

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If planet A is the Earth, what law showed that the earth revolved around the sun?

• Law of moments

• Law of periods

• Law of universal gravitation

• Kepler's first law

If you were informed that it takes one year for the earth to revolve around the sun, and that the square of that period was proportional to the cube of the earth's average distance from the sun, what law would fit that description?

• Law of moments

• Kepler's first law

• Kepler's second law

• Kepler's third law

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In one hour, the planet sweeps out an area near it perihelion that equals to the same area swept out near its aphelion in the same amount of time. (Area 1 = Area 2). This fact is described by _____.

• Law of moments

• Kepler's first law

• Kepler's second law

• Kepler's third law

In one hour, the planet sweeps out an area near it periphelion that equals to the same area swept out near its aphelion in the same amount of time. (Area 1 = Area 2). This law proves that the earth is traveling _____ at its perihelion than at its aphelion.

• slower

• faster

• at the same rate

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