Planetary Orbits

Planetary Orbits

By Mandi Lueck

Multiple Choice

The planets orbit around:

• The Sun

• The barycenter

• Each planet

• The Moon

Multiple Choice

Which planet is tilted the most?

• Mercury

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Uranus

Multiple Choice

Which planet is the least tilted?

• Mercury

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Neptune

Multiple Choice

Which planet has the most eccentric orbit?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Neptune

• Mars

Multiple Choice

Which planet has the least eccentric orbit around the Sun?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Mars

• Neptune

Multiple Choice

As the distance from the Sun increases, the time one orbit takes to go around the Sun appears to:

• also increase

• decrease

• not change

• have no relationship with the distance from the Sun

Multiple Choice

As the distance from the Sun increses, the speed the planet travels around the Sun appears to:

• also increase

• decrease

• not change

• not relate to the distance from the Sun

Multiple Choice

As the diameter of the planet increases, the time one rotation of the planet takes appears to:

• also increase

• decrease

• not change

• does not have a relationship with the size of the planet

Multiple Choice

As the mass of the planet increases, the surface gravity of the planet appears to:

• also increase

• decrease

• not change

• not relate to the mass of the planet

Multiple Choice

As the gravity of the planet increases, the number of moons orbiting the planet appears to:

• also increase

• decrease

• not change

• have no relationship to the gravity of the planet