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

• circle

• ellipse

• focus

• perihelion

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An ellipse is drawn around two points called

• aphelion
• perihelion
• foci
• axis

What has an eccentricity of zero

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

Where is the planet moving faster

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

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What is true about the area between points A, B and the Sun, and the area between points H, I and the Sun?

• The area between A, B and the Sun is the largest.
• The area between H, I and the Sun is the largest
• Both areas are equal in size
• There is not enough information to determine the areas

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

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The diagram below shows a moon revolving around a planet in an elliptical orbit. At which position is the moon traveling fastest?

• location 1

• location 2

• location 3

• location 4

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

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

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The "Law of Harmonies" is which of Kepler's Laws?

• 1st
• 2nd
• 3rd
• 4th

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Kepler’s 2nd Law states that the area swept out by a planet’s motion will be the same regardless of where it is in its orbit. A comet moves much faster when it is closer to the Sun than when it is further out from the Sun. What is the primary cause in the change of the comet’s orbital velocity?

• Jupiter's gravitational field.

• The sun's solar wind.

• The sun's gravitational field.

• Saturn's magnetic field.

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