KEPLER'S LAWS

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

• circle

• ellipse

• focus

• perihelion

The place where a planet is closest to the Sun as it orbits the Sun is called the

• perihelion

• aphelion

The place where a planet is farthest away from the Sun in its orbit around the Sun is called the

• aphelion

• perihelion

Where is the planet moving faster

• Position A to B

• Position B to C

• Position H to I

• Position I to 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

A planet moves __________ when it is farthest from the sun.

• faster

• slower

Kepler's first law states that the orbits of the planets are oval in shape or 

• ellipses

• perfect circles

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

• longer

• shorter

Which term describes when the Earth spins on its axis.

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Kepler's Laws

• Precession

Which term describes the time it takes for Earth to complete one circle around the sun.

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Kepler's 1st Law

• Barycenter