Kepler's Law

When a planet orbits the Sun, one of the foci of the elliptical orbit is 

• the axis

• the perihelion

• the center

• the Sun

Where is the planet moving faster

• Position A to B

• Position B to C

• Position H to I

• Position I to J

What is true about the area between points A, B and the Sun, and the area between points H, I and the Sun?

• The area between A, B and the Sun is the largest.

• The area between H, I and the Sun is the largest

• Both areas are equal in size

• There is not enough information to determine the areas

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

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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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

Kepler's third law states the closer a planet is to its Sun, the shorter the planet's orbital period (year) and the farther a planet is from the Sun the longer the year. 

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Kepler's third law states the closer a planet is to its Sun, the shorter the planet's orbital period (year) and the farther a planet is from the Sun the longer the year. 

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

For any planet, the square of its ​ (a)   of revolution is directly proportional to the ​ (b)   of its average distance from the Sun.

• period

• cube

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

When Earth orbits around the sun, it slows down when it is close to the sun. It speeds up its orbit when it is further from the sun. This is because the sun's gravity is stronger when you are closer to it.

• Kepler's 1st law

• Kepler's 2nd law

• Kepler's 3rd law

• Nutation

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

Planets orbit the sun in a shape called an ellipse.

• Kepler's 1st Law

• Kepler's 2nd Law

• Kepler's 3rd Law

Kepler's 3rd law tell us that __ would be dependent on __.

• orbital period ; distance

• distance ; orbital period

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4