Kepler's Planetary Laws

Kepler's Planetary Laws

Assessment

Flashcard

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

NGSS
HS-ESS1-4, HS-PS2-4

Standards-aligned

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is Kepler's First Law of Planetary Motion?

Back

Planets move in elliptical orbits with the Sun at one focus.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does Kepler's Second Law state about a planet's speed?

Back

A planet's orbital speed increases as it gets closer to the Sun and decreases as it moves away.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Define 'foci' in the context of an ellipse.

Back

Foci are the two fixed points in an ellipse around which the shape is defined.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What happens to a planet's speed as it approaches the Sun?

Back

The speed increases.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the shape of a planet's orbit according to Kepler's laws?

Back

Elliptical.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the relationship between the areas swept by a planet in its orbit?

Back

The areas swept out by a planet in equal time intervals are equal.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the term for the point in a planet's orbit farthest from the Sun?

Back

Aphelion.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

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