Orbital

Number of electrons in d orbital

• 2

• 6

• 10

• 18

Number of electrons in f Orbital

• 2

• 6

• 10

• 14

Draw the S orbital shape

Based on the table, which planet in our solar system will have the fastest orbital speed?

• Venus

• Earth

• Saturn

• Mercury

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

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.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

The orbital path of a satellite is shown in the sketch. Use the sketch to answer the question.

In which of the positions A through D does the satellite have the least speed ?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

When a planet orbits the Sun, one of the foci of the elliptical orbit is 

• the axis

• the perihelion

• the center

• the Sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which planet in this image will have the largest orbital radius?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

Kepler’s 3rd law states the square of the orbital period is proportional to the cube of the orbital radius. (T²=r³)

If a planet's orbital radius is doubled, what happens to the length of a year on that planet?

• It will become twice as long

• It will become about 8 times as long

• It will become 2.8 times as long

• It will remain the same

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

Which best represents the path of a planet P as it orbits the Sun? Drawing is not to scale.

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4