Kepler's Laws and Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation

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

• circle
• ellipse
• focus
• perihelion

An ellipse is drawn around two points called

• aphelion
• perihelion
• foci
• axis

Where is the planet moving faster

• Position A to B
• Position B to C
• Position H to I
• Position I to J

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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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Kepler's 2nd Law deals with 

• the shape of the planets' orbits
• the speed/area the planet travels 
• the length of time it takes the planet to orbit the sun

Who created the Universal Law of Gravitation?

• Copernicus
• Newton
• Kepler
• Galileo

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Complete the following statement: The farther away two planets are the _______ the gravitational force between them.

• greater
• same
• zero
• less

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What are the standard units for the strength of the gravitational interaction? 

• N
• s
• m/s/s
• J

An apple is hangs on a tree on the earth, Which of the following statements is correct about the interaction between the apple and the earth? 

• The force on the apple is greater that the force on the Earth.
• The force on the apple is equal to the force on the earth
• The force on the Earth is larger than the force on the apple.
• The forces on the apple and the earth are zero because they are not touching each other. 

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which configuration will result in the greatest gravitational force?

• small masses far apart

• large masses far apart

• small masses close together

• large masses close together

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