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Kepler's laws

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the value of eccentricity of ellipse?

a)

e = 0

b)

0 < e < 1

c)

e = 1

d)

e > 1

2.

Find the eccentricity of ellipse having the values of a = 12, b = 13.
  (Approximate to the single decimal value.)

a)

0.5

b)

0.3

c)

0.4

d)

0.6

3.

what are the shapes of the planets' orbits?

a)

hyperbola

b)

parabola

c)

circle

d)

ellipse

4.

Aphelion

a)

is the point of the Earth’s orbit that is farthest away from the Sun.

b)

happens in early July, about two weeks after the June Solstice.

c)

is the point of the Earth’s orbit that is nearest to the Sun.

d)

dhappens in early January, about two weeks after the December Solstice.

5.

Kepler's second law results from the law of conservation of:

a)

angular momentum

b)

planet's momentum

c)

distance from the Sun to a planet

d)

energy

6.

Second Kepler's law is also known as:

a)

the law of elliptical orbits

b)

the law of equal areas

7.

Kepler's Third law deals with the relationship between:

a)

planet's velocity

b)

planet's orbital period

c)

planet's average distance from the Sun

d)

distance from aphelion to the Sun

8.

Kepler was:

a)

American astronomer

b)

American astrologer

c)

German astrologer

d)

German astronomer