What is Kepler's First Law of Planetary Motion?
Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion

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Planets move in elliptical orbits with the Sun at one focus.
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What is the semi-major axis in an ellipse?
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The longest diameter of an ellipse, which runs from one end to the other through the center.
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What does the period of a planet refer to?
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The time it takes for a planet to complete one full orbit around the Sun.
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What is Kepler's Second Law of Planetary Motion?
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A line segment joining a planet and the Sun sweeps out equal areas during equal intervals of time.
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What is Kepler's Third Law of Planetary Motion?
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The square of the period of a planet is directly proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit.
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What shape do planets' orbits take according to Kepler's Laws?
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Ellipses.
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What is the Heliocentric Model?
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A model of the solar system where the Sun is at the center and planets orbit around it.
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