Kepler's Laws

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Kepler's 2nd Law deals with

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the speed/area the planet travels

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A planet moves __________ when it is farthest from the sun.

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slower

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

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ellipses

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The path a planet travels around the sun is called its

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orbit

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What are the two factors that influence gravity the most? Options: Mass and weight, Weight and gravity, Mass and distance, Weight and distance

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Mass and distance

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When do planets move the fastest? Close to the sun, Far away from the sun

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Close to the sun

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When a planet orbits the Sun, one of the foci of the elliptical orbit is 

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the Sun

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An ellipse is drawn around two points called

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foci

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Where is the planet moving faster? Options: Position A to B, Position B to C, Position H to I, Position I to J

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Position A to B

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What is true about the area between points A, B and the Sun, and the area between points H, I and the Sun?

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Both areas are equal in size.