Kepler's 3 Laws

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

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ellipse

Front

An ellipse is drawn around two points called

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foci

Front

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

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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

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aphelion

Front

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

Front

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.

Front

Kepler's 2nd Law deals with 

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the speed/area the planet travels 

Front

The "Law of Harmonies" is which of Kepler's Laws?

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3rd

Front

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

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slower