Kepler's Law

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Science
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12th Grade
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Hard
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Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When a planet orbits the Sun, one of the foci of the elliptical orbit is _______________.
the axis
the perihelion
the center
the sun
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The place where a planet is farthest away from the Sun in its orbit around the Sun is called the
aphelion
perihelion
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An orbit with the eccentricity of 0.9 would have more of a(n) __________ shaped orbit.
spherical
elongated
circular
spiral
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which is NOT one of Kepler's laws?
Planets travel in an ellipse
Planets closest to the sun travel faster
The farther a planet is from the sun, the longer it takes to orbit
Planets revolve around the Earth
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Kepler's first law states that the orbits of the planets are oval in shape or
ellipses
perfect circles
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
The areas swept by an invisible line between the sun an the earth will be
larger if the earth moves for the same amount of time
equal if the earth moves for the same amount of time
smaller if the earth moves for the same amount of time
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
What will result in the most eccentric elliptical orbit
when the focal points are closest together
when the focal points are on top of one another
then the focal points are farthest apart
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