Kepler's law

Planets orbit the Sun in a shape called a(n)

• circle
• ellipse
• focus
• perihelion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

An ellipse is drawn around two points called

• aphelion
• perihelion
• foci
• axis

The place where a planet is closest to the Sun as it orbits the Sun is called the

• perihelion
• aphelion

The place where a planet is farthest away from the Sun in its orbit around the Sun is called the

• aphelion
• perihelion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Where is the planet moving faster

• Position A to B
• Position B to C
• Position H to I
• Position I to J

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What has an eccentricity of zero

• a straight line
• a large ellipse
• a circle
• a small ellipse

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

• faster
• slower

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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

• longer
• shorter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

An orbit with the eccentricity of 0.9 would have more of a(n) __________ shaped orbit.

• spherical

• elongated

• circular

• spiral

The value of eccentricity can range from ________ to ________.

• 0.1 to 0.9

• -1 to 0

• 0 to 100

• 0 to 1

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2