WorksheetsKepler's laws
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the value of eccentricity of ellipse?
e = 0
0 < e < 1
e = 1
e > 1
Find the eccentricity of ellipse having the values of a = 12, b = 13.
(Approximate to the single decimal value.)
0.5
0.3
0.4
0.6
what are the shapes of the planets' orbits?
hyperbola
parabola
circle
ellipse
Aphelion
is the point of the Earth’s orbit that is farthest away from the Sun.
happens in early July, about two weeks after the June Solstice.
is the point of the Earth’s orbit that is nearest to the Sun.
dhappens in early January, about two weeks after the December Solstice.
Kepler's second law results from the law of conservation of:
angular momentum
planet's momentum
distance from the Sun to a planet
energy
Second Kepler's law is also known as:
the law of elliptical orbits
the law of equal areas
Kepler's Third law deals with the relationship between:
planet's velocity
planet's orbital period
planet's average distance from the Sun
distance from aphelion to the Sun
Kepler was:
American astronomer
American astrologer
German astrologer
German astronomer
