Test - Kepler's Laws

The farther a planet is from the sun, the

• less time it will take to revolve around the sun

• more time it will take to revolve around the sun

• distance does not play a role

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

Planets travel at _______________distances and speeds as they orbit the sun.

• the same

• different, faster when closer, slower when farther away

• different, slower when closer, faster when farther away

• the same distance but different speeds

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

If gravity did NOT affect the path of a horizontally thrown ball, the ball would ____.

• go straight up

• fall straight down

• follow a curved path

• travel horizontally

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which of Kepler's Laws is illustrated here?

• 1st Law
• 2nd Law
• 3rd Law

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

What shape are the orbits of most comets?

• long narrow ellipses

• nearly circular ellipses

• circles

• spherical

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

Which planet of those shown will take the least amount of time to revolve around the Sun?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

Where is the planet moving faster?

• around segment A

• around segment B

• around either segment - the speed doesn't change

• impossible to know

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

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.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

A person on Pluto’s surface would experience a(n)_______________gravitational force compared to being on Earth.

• weaker, because Pluto is further from the sun

• weaker, because Pluto has less mass

• equal, because both planets orbit the sun

• stronger, because Pluto has a more elliptical orbit

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

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

• circle
• ellipse
• focus
• perihelion

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