Kepler

Kepler's third law states the closer a planet is to its Sun, the shorter the planet's orbital period (year) and the farther a planet is from the Sun the longer the year. 

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Kepler's third law states the closer a planet is to its Sun, the shorter the planet's orbital period (year) and the farther a planet is from the Sun the longer the year. 

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

For any planet, the square of its ​ (a)   of revolution is directly proportional to the ​ (b)   of its average distance from the Sun.

• period

• cube

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

What does Kepler's 1st Law state?

• all planets move in elliptical shaped orbits around the sun

• all ellipses have one foci

• the area that a planet revolves around the sun is equal

• the speed that a planet revolves around the sun changes

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

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 area the planet travels

• the length of time/period it takes the planet to orbit the sun

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

• circle

• ellipse

• focus

• perihelion

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

An ellipse is drawn around two points called

• aphelion

• perihelion

• foci

• axis

Calculate the eccentricity for the following orbit. 

• 6

• 0.8

• 0.6

• 1.2

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

What is the eccentricity of this ellipse?

• 3.00

• 4.00

• .25

• 0.33