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Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion
Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion
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1
Which planet comes next? Earth, Mars, ________
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Venus
2
Who proposed the heliocentric theory of the solar system?
Galileo
Isaac Newton
Nicholas Capernicus
Neil Armstrong
3
Fido weighs 52 Newtons on Earth. How would his weight compare on Venus?
more than on Earth
there's no way to find out
about the same as Earth
Less than on Earth
4
Which is not an example of a non-optical telescope?
radio
x-ray
refracting
infrared
5
Sputnik was a(n) ____________ satellite.
Japanese
Chinese
American
Soviet Union
6
According to the heliocentric theory, all planets orbit the Sun, the only star in our solar system.
True
False
7
During which season is Earth at aphelion to the Sun?
winter
summer
spring
fall
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Terrestrial planets are...
made of rock, have many moons, and are closest to the sun
round and rocky, close to the sun, and have many moons
large and rocky and closest to the sun
small, rocky, and very close to the sun
9
Which number represent the zone where a planet would travel faster in it's orbit?
1
3
2
4
10
Saturn is known for its giant "storm."
True
False
11
What shape is a planets orbit round the Sun?
Oval
Octagon
Ellipse
Eclipse
12
To calculate the eccentricity of an ellipse divide...
length of major axis by the distance between foci
distance between foci by the number of foci
distance between foci by the length of major axis
distance between planets by the foci points
13
The image below shows which of Kepler's three laws of planetary motion?
Law 1
Law 2
Law 1 & 2
Law 3
14
Which planet would have the slowest revolution around the Sun?
2
3
1
Both 1 & 2
15
Neil Armstrong first stepped onto the Moon in...
1967
1968
1970
1969
16
All the Gas Giants have rings.
True
False
17
The distance from the Sun to Earth in AU's is...
4
2
1
3
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Jupiter has rings.
False
True
