astronomy

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

• circle

• ellipse

• focus

• sphere

A planet __________ as it travels away from the sun.

• accelerates

• decelerates

Where is the planet moving the fastest

• A

• D

• H

• J

Kepler's 2nd Law deals with 

• the shape of the planets' orbits

• the speed/area the planet travels 

• the length of time it takes the planet to orbit the sun

• The relation between the radius of the orbit and the orbital path

List the following in order from smallest to largest: Planet, Galaxy, Meteoroid, Universe, Star.

• galaxy, meteoroid, universe, star, planet

• meteoroid, star, planet, galaxy, universe

• meteoroid, planet, star, galaxy, universe

• meteoroid, planet, star, universe, galaxy

An renaissance object used to measure angles of stars in the sky.

• Protractor

• Compass

• Binoculars

• Sextant

Which occurs in December in the southern hemisphere?

• Summer Solstice

• Winter Solstice

• Vernal Equinox

• Autumnal Equinox

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

• longer

• shorter

The phase of the moon cycle between half and new.

• full

• waxing

• crescent

• gibbous

The path a planet travels around the sun is called its 

• orbit

• ellipse

• pathway

• precession