Unit 7 Lesson 4 Vocabulary Set 2

Unit 7 Lesson 4 Vocabulary Set 2

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Physics

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses and the distances between them.

Back

Gravity

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space.

Back

Orbit

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Polish astronomer who discovered the motions of the planets could best be explained if they orbited the sun.

Back

Nicolaus Copernicus

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A scientist who discovered the laws of planetary motion.

Back

Johannes Kepler

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A point in an orbit where an object is farthest from the sun.

Back

Aphelion

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

A point in an orbit where an object is closest to the sun.

Back

Perihelion

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Each planet orbits the sun in an ellipse with the sun at one focus.

Back

Kepler’s 1st law

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