Planetary Motion & Gravitational Attraction
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Physics
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The true shapes of planetary orbits are known as ________
ellipses
circles
hyperbolas
parabolas
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When Earth is the farthest from the Sun, it is said to be in the perihelion position.
False
True
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When Earth is the nearest from the Sun, it is said to be in the aphelion position.
False
True
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
At which position might the moon block part of the Sun, making a solar eclipse visible from Earth?
7
2
9
3
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The planets stay in orbit around the Sun because of a balance between ________ and ________.
force
speed
energy
gravity
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The diagram below illustrates the relationship of the Moon and the Earth during a __________ eclipse.
solar
lunar
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The animation below illustrates Kepler's __________ law.
first
second
third
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