Earth and Space Quiz 1 Review

A planet in orbit is moving fastest at the aphelion

When using a unit conversion factor the unknown unit goes on the top of the "fraction"

Length of time it takes a planet to complete 1 orbit around the Sun.

The study of how celestial objects move throughout space

According to Kepler's 3rd law Orbital period and distance are represented in the equation P² = a³. a stands for...

This picture shows demonstrates Kepler's _____ Law of Planetary Motion.

The model that puts the Earth at the center of all things is called the:

Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation says that if you increase the distance between two objects the force will

A force that exists between any two objects that have mass

Kepler's Third Law of Planetary Motion tells us that

The patterns in the sky created by groups of stars

The Heliocentric model, that puts the Sun at the center, was created by: 

Kepler's Second Law of Planetary Motion tells us that

Galileo was the first person to see the phases of ___ Helping confirm that the sun was at the center of the solar system

Erastothenes used mathematics and observation to determine: 

The study of the composition of terrestrial worlds, space rocks, and astroids

Which of these is a Pseudoscience and not backed by scientific evidence?

According to Kepler's 3rd law Orbital period and distance are represented in the equation P² = a³. P stands for...

Which of these is not one of Kepler's laws

Copernicus believed the Sun was at the center of the solar system.

The diagram shown demonstrates that 

The Catholic Church banned Copernicus's book about the heliocentric model of our solar system.

Planets move in a constant speed around the Sun.

The place in a planet's orbit that is closest to the Sun is called the

A standard system of units used by scientists around the world

Escape Velocity is the

SI base unit used for distance/length

In ________ models of the Solar System the Earth is at the center.

The circular path a planet takes as it revolves around the sun.

Isaac Newton, united his work with Kepler's to determine that orbits were a result of: 

Heliocentric models have the ______ at the center of the solar system.

Kepler's First Law of Planetary Motion describes a planet's orbit as

Demonstrated that planets move in ellipses.

Developed the laws of motion.

Accurately calculated the circumference of the Earth with little tools.

SI base unit use in representing mass

The study of the interaction of objects in space, as well as the physics behind how planets, stars, and galaxies form

An Astronomical Unit, is equal to what distance?

According to Universal Law of Gravitation, if you triple the masses increase the mass of the objects the force will

The furthest point from the sun in an elliptical orbit

The study of the origins of life on our planet and other planets.

Astronomy is the study of_____

Which statement is True regarding mass and weight?  If you went to the moon