Kepler's Laws

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

• circle
• ellipse
• focus
• perihelion

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

The place where a planet is closest to the Sun as it orbits the Sun is called the

• perihelion
• aphelion

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

The place where a planet is farthest away from the Sun in its orbit around the Sun is called the

• aphelion
• perihelion

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

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

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

A planet moves __________ when it is farthest from the sun.

• faster
• slower

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

Kepler's first law states that the orbits of the planets are oval in shape or 

• ellipses
• perfect circles

The farther away a planet is from the sun, the _______ it takes it to orbit the sun once. 

• longer
• shorter

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

Earth's orbit follows an elliptical path.

• Kepler's 1st law
• Kepler's 2nd law
• Kepler's 3rd law
• Nutation

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

What did Kepler discover about planets and their orbital speed?

• Planets closest to the Sun will orbit with the fastest orbital speed.
• Planets with the greatest mass will orbit the Sun with the fastest orbital speed.
• Planets furthest from the Sun will orbit with the fastest orbital speed.
• Planets with the least mass will orbit the Sun with the fastest orbital speed.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

An ellipse is drawn around two points called

• aphelion
• perihelion
• foci
• axis

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4