Keplers Laws

Front

The farther away a planet is from the sun, the _______ it takes it to orbit the sun once.

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longer

Front

What is the formula for eccentricity?

Back

e = d / L

Front

What does Kepler's 1st Law state?

Back

All planets move in elliptical shaped orbits around the sun.

Front

Kepler's 2nd Law deals with

Back

The area the planet travels.

Front

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

Back

ellipse.

Front

What is Kepler's 3rd Law?

Back

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

Front

Define eccentricity in the context of orbits.

Back

Eccentricity measures the deviation of an orbit from being circular.

Front

What is the range of eccentricity values for elliptical orbits?

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0 < e < 1.

Front

What does a circular orbit's eccentricity equal?

Back

0.

Front

What is the significance of the foci in an ellipse?

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An ellipse has two foci, and the sum of the distances from any point on the ellipse to the foci is constant.