Planetary Motion & Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation -Test

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

• Circular

• Elongated

• Spiral

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

The planets in our solar system all have orbits traveling around the sun in this shape....

• Circular

• Ellipse

• Spiral

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

The value of eccentricity can range from

• 0.1; 0.9

• -1; 0

• 0; 100

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Our solar system can best be described by the model.

• Heliocentric

• Geocentric

• Circularcentric

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

Which shape has the eccentricity of zero and a single focus?

• Spiral

• Oval

• Circle

What effect does increasing the distance between an ellipse's foci have on the shape of an ellipse?

• Increases eccentricity

• Decreases eccentricity

• No effect

Which statement best describes Kepler's 2nd Law of Planetary Motion?

• Planets revolve around the sun over equal areas in equal time intervals

• Planetary orbits are in the shape of an ellipse

• A planet's orbital period is proportionate to its distance from the sun

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

Earth is at aphelion in the month of ______ and perihelion in the month of _________

• January; July

• November; July

• July; January

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

According to Figure 1, which location is the Sun?

• 1

• 2

• 3

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

According to Figure 1, which location is perihelion?

• 1

• 2

• 3

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4