Kepler's Laws Review

Kepler's Laws Review

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Science

10th - 12th Grade

Hard

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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

Kepler's 2nd Law deals with

Back

the speed/area the planet travels.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The path a planet travels around the sun is called its

Back

orbit.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Where is the planet moving faster?

Back

Position A to B.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

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

Back

ellipse.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is Kepler's 1st Law?

Back

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

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does Kepler's 3rd Law state?

Back

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

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