Keplers Laws

Keplers Laws

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Science

9th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Back

longer

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the formula for eccentricity?

Back

e = d / L

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does Kepler's 1st Law state?

Back

All planets move in elliptical shaped orbits around the sun.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Kepler's 2nd Law deals with

Back

The area the planet travels.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Back

ellipse.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Define eccentricity in the context of orbits.

Back

Eccentricity measures the deviation of an orbit from being circular.

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