Keplers

The graph shows Keplers 3rd Law. A new planet is discovered at a distance of 35 AU. What is the orbital period?

• 250 years

• 200 years

• 175 years

• 16 years

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which diagram shows a planet with the most eccentric orbit?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Earth travels fastest in January and slowest in July. What is the most likely explanation for this?

• Earth is nearest the Sun in July and farthest away in January.

• Earth is nearest the Sun in January and farthest away in July.

• Earth is nearest the Sun in April and farthest away in October.

• Earth is nearest the Sun in October and farthest away in April.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A object is 4AU from the sun, what is its orbital period T?

• 8 years

• 2 years

• 4 years

• 16 years

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

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

• Venus

• Earth

• Saturn

• Mercury

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

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

You discover a new planet in our solar system. You measure it's orbital period to be 246 years.

Where is this planet likely to be located based on this information?

• Closer to the Sun than Mercury.

• Located between Earth and Jupiter.

• Located between Uranus and Neptune.

• Located beyond Neptune.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

According to Kepler law sun is situated at

• center of orbit

• anywhere in the orbit of planet

• any of foci of elliptical orbit

• Can be any wherr

Which of Kepler's laws explains why planets move faster when they are closer to the Sun?

• First Law: The Law of Ellipses

• Second Law: The Law of Equal Areas

• Third Law: The Law of Harmonies

• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Kepler's First Law states that the orbit of a planet is:

• A perfect circle with the Sun at the center

• An ellipse with the Sun at one focus

• A parabola with the Sun at the vertex

• A hyperbola with the Sun at one focus

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4