Kepler

The diagram below shows a moon revolving around a planet in an elliptical orbit. Using your knowledge of Kepler's Law, at which position is the moon traveling fastest?

• location 1

• location 2

• location 3

• location 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which planet will take the most amount of time to revolve around the Sun (longest year)?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which planet will take the least amount of time to revolve around the Sun (shortest year)?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The point in a planets orbit where it is FARTHEST away from the sun

• aphelion

• perihelion

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Kepler's 3rd laws states that the semi-major axis of a planet’s orbit (average distance to the sun in A.U.’s) is related to the planet’s orbit period by the equation:

p² = a³

In this equation what does 'p' represent?

• A planet's average distance from the sun

• A planet's orbital period

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

Kepler’s 3^rd law states that the semi-major axis of a planet’s orbit (average distance to the sun in A.U.’s) is related to the planet’s orbit period (in Earth-years) by the equation:

p² = a³

What does 'a' represent in this equation?

• A planet's distance from the sun

• A planet's orbital period

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of Kepler's Laws states that "All planets move about the Sun in elliptical orbits, having the Sun as one of the foci"

• Kepler's 1st law

• Kepler's 2nd law

• Kepler's 3rd law

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which of Kepler's laws states that planets travel faster when they are close to the sun then they do when they are farther from the sun?

• Kepler's 1st law

• Kepler's 2nd law

• Kepler's 3rd law

Kepler's 3rd law states that a planet's period is proportional to its distance from the sun. Use the calculator found at http://www.1728.org/kepler3.htm to solve the following problem:

Mercury's period (p) is 0.241 years, how far is it from the sun (a)? Your answer should be in AUs. Do NOT include units in your answer.

(a)  

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

A planet is 3.9 AU from the Sun. Find the period of the planet (p) in years. Do NOT include units in your answer.

(a)  

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