Kepler's laws review

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What is at the middle of a Heliocentric system?

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Sun

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When a planet or moon travels once fully in its orbit around a largest celestial body, it is a(n):

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Revolution

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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

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Ptolemy's model of the universe:

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Explained retrograde motion of planets with epicycles

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What is at the middle of a Geocentric system?

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Earth

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What is Kepler's First Law of Planetary Motion?

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Planets move in elliptical orbits with the Sun at one focus.

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What does Kepler's Second Law state?

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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 orbital period of a planet is directly proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit.

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Define 'Elliptical Orbit'.

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An orbit that is shaped like an ellipse, with two foci, one of which is occupied by the Sun.

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What is 'Retrograde Motion'?

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The apparent motion of a planet in the opposite direction to that of other bodies within its system.