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Gravity and Solar System Formation
Gravity and Solar System Formation
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The path a body follows as it travels around another body in space is called:
u-turn
planetesimals
dance around the sun
orbit
2
The inward force that causes an object to move in a circular path is called:
spherical force
centripetal force
circular force
orbital force
3
What two factors affect the force of a gravitational pull?
mass and distance
weight and distance
mass and pull
mass and weight
4
This image shows which law?
Keplers 2nd Law
Keplers 1st Law
Keplers 3rd Law
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Gravitational force ___________as the mass of an object increases.
decreases
increases
6
As a planets moves around its orbit it sweeps out equal areas in equal times.
Keplers 2nd Law
Keplers 1st law
Keplers 3rd Law.
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The point at which the planet is furthest from the sun during its orbit is called:
perihelion
apehlion
far away point
8
The protostellar disk eventually becomes the _______ once ________ form from dust granules.
protoplanetary disk, planetesimals
protoplanetary disk, apehlions
protodiscular disk, baby planets
protopokemon disk, planetesimals
9
This law is described as: (orbital period)
2
= AU
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Keplers 2nd law
Keplers 3rd
Keplers 1st law
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The point at which the planet is closest to the sun during its orbit is called:
aphelion
perihelion
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