Kepler's laws

When a planet is closest to the sun, this is called 

• perihelion
• aphelion
• barycenter
• orbit

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Kepler's 2nd Law deals with 

• the shape of the planets' orbits
• the speed/area the planet travels 
• the length of time it takes the planet to orbit the sun

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A planet moves __________ when it is farthest from the sun.

• faster
• slower

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

• longer
• shorter

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Which ellipse has an eccentricity of 0.0.

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What did Kepler discover about planets and their orbital speed?

• Planets closest to the Sun will orbit with the fastest orbital speed.
• Planets with the greatest mass will orbit the Sun with the fastest orbital speed.
• Planets furthest from the Sun will orbit with the fastest orbital speed.
• Planets with the least mass will orbit the Sun with the fastest orbital speed.

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According to Kepler’s discoveries, planets orbit around the Sun:

• in an oval shape.
• in perfect circles.
• in an ellipse.
• in a rectangular shape.

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In simplest terms, what does Kepler's 3rd law state? 

• planets take a long time to orbit the sun
• there is no relationship between the distance of planet from the sun and the time it takes to orbit the sun
• there is a mathematical relationship between the distance of a planet from the sun and the time it takes to orbit the sun
• every planet has the same orbital period

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What is true about the area between points A, B and the Sun, and the area between points H, I and the Sun?

• The area between A, B and the Sun is the largest.
• The area between H, I and the Sun is the largest
• Both areas are equal in size
• There is not enough information to determine the areas

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what doe heliocentric mean? 

• Earth centered
• Helium centered
• Sun centered
• Proof of the Big Bang