Gravity and Orbitals

Define the term 'Orbit'.

• The path of a celestial body or an artificial satellite as it revolves around another body

• A type of star

• A phase of the moon

• A type of galaxy

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An ellipse is defined as:

• A circle

• A set of points equidistant from a single point

• A set of points such that the sum of the distances from two fixed points is constant

• A parabola

The term 'Semi-major Axis' is defined as:

• The longest diameter of an ellipse

• The shortest diameter of an ellipse

• The distance from the center to the edge of a circle

• The radius of a sphere

The term 'Orbital Period' is defined as:

• The time taken for a planet to complete one orbit around the sun.

• The distance between a planet and the sun.

• The speed at which a planet orbits the sun.

• The gravitational force between a planet and the sun.

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Gravitational Force is defined as:

• The force that attracts any two objects with mass.

• The force that repels objects with mass.

• The energy stored in an object due to its position.

• The force that acts only on objects in motion.

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Define the term 'Perihelion'.

• The point in the orbit of a planet where it is closest to the Sun

• The point in the orbit of a planet where it is farthest from the Sun

• The point in the orbit of a planet where it is closest to the Moon

• The point in the orbit of a planet where it is farthest from the Moon

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Define the term 'Aphelion'.

• The point in the orbit of a planet where it is closest to the Sun.

• The point in the orbit of a planet where it is farthest from the Sun.

• The point in the orbit of a planet where it is neither closest nor farthest from the Sun.

• The point in the orbit of a planet where it is closest to another planet.

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What is the shape of the orbits in Kepler's First Law?

• Elliptical

• Circular

• Parabolic

• Hyperbolic

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According to Kepler's Second Law, when do planets move faster?

• When they are closer to the sun (perihelion).

• When they are farther from the sun (aphelion).

• When they are at the same distance from the sun.

• When they are moving in a circular orbit.

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• Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation

• Einstein's Theory of Relativity

• Coulomb's Law

• Pythagorean Theorem

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