Kepler's Laws

Kepler's Laws

9th Grade

20 Qs

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Kepler's Laws

Kepler's Laws

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Science

9th Grade

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NGSS
MS-PS2-4, MS-ESS1-1, HS-ESS1-4

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Planets travel around the sun in __ orbits

circular

rectangular

oval

elliptical

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The planet with the most eccentric orbit is

Mercury

Venus

Earth

Mars

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If a planet's eccentricity is closer to zero it more like a(n)

circle

highly eccentric ellipse

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which statement correctly describes when the earth is closest to the sun

It is called aphelion and it occurs on January 3rd

It is called perihelion and it occurs on July 3rd

It is called aphelion and it occurs on July 3rd

It is called perihelion and it occurs on January 3rd

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When the earth is closest to the sun

the sun will have the biggest apparent diameter and the greatest gravitational attraction

the sun will have the smallest apparent diameter and the lowest gravitational attraction

the sun will have the biggest apparent diameter and the smallest gravitational attraction

the sun will have the smallest apparent diameter and the greatest gravitational attraction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Earth will travel fastest in its orbit when

the earth is closest to the sun (January 3rd)

the earth is farthest from the sun (July 3rd)

The earth is closest to the sun (July 3rd)

The earth is farthest from the sun (January 3rd)

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is it called when earth reaches the point in orbit when it is farthest from the sun?

Perihelion

Aphelion

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