Keplers

Kepler's first law states that the orbits of the planets are oval in shape or 

• ellipses

• perfect circles

What does Kepler's 2nd Law state? 

• during a planet's orbit, the planet will sweep out equal areas in its orbit in equal amounts of time

• all areas are equal in space

• triangles have equal areas

• no two points in a planet's orbit are equal

Which diagram shows a planet with the least eccentric orbit?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is eccentricity? 

• a measurement of how elliptical an orbit is. 

• a measurement of the distance between the planet and the sun

• a measurement of how long the planet takes to rotate around the sun

• none of these

During which month is the earth moving the slowest? 

• July 

• March

• January

• September

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

During what month is the earth moving the fastest around the sun? 

• July

• March

• January

• September

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

An object orbits the sun once every 2.5 Earth years, what is its distance from the sun in AU?

• 1.84AU

• 2.30AU

• 3.64AU

• 5.00AU

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Kepler's first law describes the shape of planetary orbits. What is this shape?

• Ellipses

• Perfect circles

• Parabolas

• Hyperbolas

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

According to Kepler's second law, what happens as a planet orbits the sun?

• It sweeps out equal areas in equal times

• It moves faster when closer to the sun

• It moves slower when farther from the sun

• All of the above

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4