Kepler's Three Laws High School

Kepler's Three Laws High School

9th - 12th Grade

34 Qs

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Kepler's Three Laws High School

Kepler's Three Laws High School

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-2, MS-PS2-4, HS-ESS1-4

+4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Charles Martinez

FREE Resource

34 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An Earth satellite in an elliptical orbit travels fastest when it is
nearest Earth.
farthest from Earth.
everywhere along its orbit.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Consider a moon that orbits one of our most distant planets in an elliptical path. The distance that the moon covers each day is
greatest when closest to the planet.
greatest when farthest from the planet.
the same everywhere.
need more information 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An Earth satellite in an elliptical orbit has its smallest speed
closest to Earth
when getting farther from Earth.
when farthest from Earth.
need more information

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The orbital path of a satellite has two focal points. When both focal points are together 
the satellite path is an ellipse.
the satellite path is a circle.
satellites lose speed.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to Kepler, the paths of planets about the Sun are
parabolas.
circles.
straight lines.
ellipses

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which law of Kepler's states that a planet farther away from the sun travels the same amount of time as when it is closer to the sun (even though the speed is slower farther away than when closer to the sun) due to equal areas?
1st
2nd
3rd

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Knowing how long a planet takes to orbit the sun, helps scientists determine the distance that planet is from the sun.  Is this Kepler's 1st, 2nd or 3rd Law?  
1st
2nd
3rd

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