Kepler's Law Review

Front

What factor affects a body's gravitational pull? Options: mass, size

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mass

Front

If the average speed of a planet in its orbit is 35 km/hr, what would be the speed of the planet when it is closest to the sun?

Back

45 km/hr

Front

Planets orbit the Sun in a shape called a(n)

Back

ellipse

Front

An ellipse is drawn around two points called

Back

foci

Front

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

Back

the Sun

Front

The place where a planet is closest to the Sun as it orbits the Sun is called the

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perihelion

Front

The place where a planet is farthest away from the Sun in its orbit around the Sun is called the

Back

aphelion

Front

A planet moves fastest during its orbit around the Sun when it is closest to the sun and gravity has a stronger pull.

Back

it is closest to the sun and gravity has a stronger pull

Front

Where is the planet moving slower? Options: Position A to B, Position B to C, Position H to I, Position K to L

Back

Position H to I

Front

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

Back

Both areas are equal in size.