Unit 4 LS2 Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion (H)

Kepler's First Law of Motion is also known as the...

• Law of Harmonies

• Law of Gravity

• Law of Equal Areas

• Law of Ellipses

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Kepler's Second Law of Motion is also known as the...

• Law of Harmonies

• Law of Gravity

• Law of Equal Areas

• Law of Ellipses

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Kepler's Third Law of Motion is also known as the...

• Law of Harmonies

• Law of Gravity

• Law of Equal Areas

• Law of Ellipses

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For planets in our solar system, what object is always found at one of the foci or an orbit?

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The two points about which an ellipse is drawn are known as...

• foci.

• bisectors.

• the semi-major and semi-minor axes.

• the orbits.

The average distance between the Earth and the sun has a value known as...

• a light minute.

• a parsec.

• an astronomical unit.

• a year.

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The scientific term for a "day" is...

• the period of rotation.

• the period of revolution.

• perihelion.

• apogee.

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The scientific term for a "year" is...

• the period of rotation.

• the period of revolution.

• perihelion.

• apogee.

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According to what you know about Earth's orbit and Kepler's Laws, in what month is Earth moving the fastest in its orbit?

• March

• January

• July

• September

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(T/F) Kepler's laws apply for other objects such as the moon traveling around Earth.

• True

• False

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