Quizizz due May 26th, 2018

A perfect circle has an eccentricity of ______.

• 0
• .99
• 1
• 2

The period of the earth's orbit around the sun is ____.

• 1 day
• 1 year
• 24 hours
• 364 hours

The length of an Earth day is determined by the time required for approximately one 

• Earth rotation
• Earth revolution
• Sun rotation
• Sun revolution

The length of an Earth day is determined by the time required for approximately one 

• Earth rotation
• Earth revolution
• Sun rotation
• Sun revolution

Which list shows four planets of the solar system in order from smallest to largest?

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
• Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter
• Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus
• Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter

Which diagram shows a planet with the least eccentric orbit?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Calculate the eccentricity for the following orbit. 

• 1.6
• 0.8
• 0.6
• 1.2

Which orbit is most eccentric? 

• 1
• 3
• 4
• 5

What is eccentricity? 

• a measurement of how elliptical an orbit is. 
• a measurement of the distance between the planet and the sun
• a measurement of how long the planet takes to rotate around the sun
• none of these

During what month is the earth moving the fastest around the sun? 

• July
• March
• January
• September