FALL 2024: Earth's Movements Flashcards

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Planet's speed varies with distance from star

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Faster when closer, slower when farther (Kepler's 2nd Law)

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Planets orbit the Sun because:

Back

The Sun is the most massive object in our solar system, exerting the greatest gravitational pull.

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Aphelion location

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Position G to H

Front

Kepler's 1st Law

Back

Law of planetary motion: Orbits are ellipses with the Sun at one focus.

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Force causing Kepler's 2nd Law

Back

Sun's gravity

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Planets' orbits duration related to distance from the sun

Back

Kepler's 3rd law

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Planet at position 2

Back

Moving faster

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Area between A, B and Sun

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Equal to area between H, I and Sun

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Wrong information in Chris's chart

Back

Causes sunrise and sunset

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Kepler's 1st Law: Orbits of planets

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Elliptical