Kepler`s laws

The farther a planet is from the sun, the

• less time it will take to revolve around the sun

• more time it will take to revolve around the sun

• distance does not play a role

Planets travel at _______________distances and speeds as they orbit the sun.

• the same

• different, faster when closer, slower when farther away

• different, slower when closer, faster when farther away

• the same distance but different speeds

Which of Kepler's Laws is illustrated here?

• 1st Law
• 2nd Law
• 3rd Law

What shape are the orbits of most comets?

• long narrow ellipses

• nearly circular ellipses

• circles

• spherical

Which planet of those shown will take the least amount of time to revolve around the Sun?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

Where is the planet moving faster?

• around segment A

• around segment B

• around either segment - the speed doesn't change

• impossible to know