
Kepler's Laws Quiz
Authored by Jeremy Heavlin-Martinez
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11th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is one of Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion?
Planets move on elliptical orbits with the Sun at one focus.
The gravitational force between two objects decreases as the distance increases.
An object in motion remains in motion.
Inner planets orbit in a different direction than outer ones.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An ellipse is drawn around two points called the…
aphelion
perihelion
axis
foci
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Suppose the gravitational force between two massive spheres is 100 N. If the first mass is tripled (3m_1) , what is the new force between the masses?
33 N
50 N
100 N
200 N
300 N
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Suppose the gravitational force between two massive spheres is 70 N. If the distance between the spheres is cut in half (½ d), what is the force between the masses?
280 N
140 N
70 N
35 N
17.5 N
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The gravitational force of Earth on an object DOES NOT depend upon the object’s mass.
True
False
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If you travel outside our solar system, then you can escape the gravitational force of Earth.
True
False
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Kepler’s 2nd Law states that the area swept out by a planet’s motion will be the same regardless of where it is in its orbit. A comet moves much faster when it is closer to the Sun than when it is further out from the Sun. What is the primary cause in the change of the comet’s orbital velocity?
Jupiter's gravitational field.
The sun's solar wind.
The sun's gravitational field.
Saturn's magnetic field.
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