Solar System and Planet motion

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

• faster

• slower

• chicken

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

• longer

• shorter

• elf on a shelf

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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 are made out of cheese

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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

• in little cars

• in perfect circles.

• in an ellipse.

• in a rectangular shape.

Where is the planet moving faster

• Position A to B

• Position B to C

• Position H to I

• Downward dog

When a planet orbits the Sun, one of the foci of the elliptical orbit is

• the axis

• Lil Wayne

• the center

• the Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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What causes our shadows to change over the course of a day?

• The location of the moon.

• The rotating of the sun.

• The rotating of the earth.

• Ghosts

Do all planets take the same amount of time to orbit the sun?

• Yes

• fiddle sticks

• No, some take longer.

• No, some take longer and some take shorter.

The sun is the _________ star to earth.

• furthest

• fastest

• meanest

• closest

What causes Earth's seasons?

• the tilt of Earth's axis

• Earth's rotation

• Harry Potter

• Earth's distance from the Sun