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23. Why does a planet with a larger orbit take longer to go around the Sun?
* 1 point Because it is farther from the Sun Because
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11. Based on Kepler's observations about planetary motion, what is the relationship between a planet's orbital velocity and its
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Whose contributions to astronomy explained how planets were held in their orbits?
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If a planet has a semimajor axis of 2 AU (astronomical units)
a) what would the semimajor axis of a superior planet be if the
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rachel
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Which statement did Kepler’s investigations of the movement of the planets explain?
Responses The sun is more massive than
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lil Z
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Lost is an understatement..please help me understand this.
Orbits and Distance Johannes Kepler (1571–1630)discovered a
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Why does the speed of a planet decrease as it moves away from the sun?(1 point)
Responses The planet’s inertia begins to point
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Ptolemy incorporated epicyles with his geocentric model.to attempt to explain the ______________ of planets. (1 point) Responses
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Kepler's 3rd Law of Planetary Motion represents the relationship between a planet's and. in our solar system.
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Based on Kepler's observations about planetary motion, what is the relationship between a planet's orbital velocity and its
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A line between a planet and the sun sweeps out two equal areas at different places as it moves along its orbit. Which factor
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Which did Kepler notice FIRST about planetary motion that caused him to propose Kepler’s first law of orbital motion? *
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Why does the speed of a planet decrease as it moves away from the sun?(1 point)
Responses (A)The planet’s inertia begins to
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What did Johannes Kepler discover while studying Mars that led to his first law of orbital motion? (1 point) Responses Most
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A line between a planet and the sun sweeps out two equal areas at different places as it moves along its orbit. Which factor
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In 3 sentences, explain how the shape of planetary orbits affect their orbital velocity. Include the proper law of planetary
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Which of the following planets orbits the fastest around the sun?
Group of answer choices The one which is coldest The one which
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yo
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do the moon rotates around the sun?
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A student claims that the planets orbit the Sun because of gravitational force. Which statement best supports this claim ?(1
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Who used Tycho Brahe's calculations to discover the elliptical motion of the planets? (1 point)
• Kepler • Newton • Galileo
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An asteroid is heading towards Mars at the rate of 7.7 x 10^4 mi./hr. If the asteroid is 3.311 x 10^8 miles away from Mars, how
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Byleth
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In 3–5 sentences, explain how the shape of planetary orbits affects their orbital velocity. Include the proper law of
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Primalcoconut425
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jupiter orbits the sun at a rate of 8 miles per second haw far does jupiter travel in one day
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jovanie
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A student claims that the planets orbit the Sun because of gravitational force. Which statement best supports this claim ?
A The
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A student claims that the planets orbit the sun because of the gravitational force, Which statement best supports this claim?
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A student claims that the planets orbit the Sun because of gravitational force. Which statement best supports this claim?
The Sun
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A line between a planet and the sun sweeps out two equal areas at different places as it moves along its orbit. Which factor
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You have arrived at a new planet and put your starship into a circular orbit at a height above the surface that is equal to two
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A planet has a period of revolution about the Sun equal to T and a mean distance from the Sun equal to R. T^2 varies directly as
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Alvarez
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Find the period of revolution of an artificial planet if the semi-major axis of the planet’s elliptic orbit is greater than
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Sandhya
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Two planets are orbiting a star. Planet A is closer to the star than Planet B. Which description explains the expected motion of
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What is the linear speed of Saturn in its orbit about the sun? Give your answer in meters per second. (Consider the orbit of
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Cole Lovick
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An asteroid, whose mass is 2.0 10-4 times the mass of Earth, revolves in a circular orbit around the Sun at a distance that is
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gobind
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If a small planet were discovered whose orbital period was twice that of
Earth, how many times farther from the Sun would this
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john
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Zero, a hypothetical planet, has a mass of 4.0 1023 kg, a radius of 3.0 106 m, and no atmosphere. A 14 kg space probe is to be
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Terra
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Who used Tycho Brahe’s calculations to discover the elliptical motion of the planets?(1 point) Responses Galileo Galileo
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The following table shows the distance from the sun of some unknown planets of equal mass.
Distance from Sun Planet Distance from
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Retrograde motion describe the
A backward motion of the stars relative to Earth B uniform circular motion exhibited by the
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Planets A, B and C orbit a certain star once every 3, 7, and 18 months respectively. If the three planets are now in the same
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Suppose that, in the future, observations with some new telescope reveal a planet about 16 AU from a star whose mass is the same
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Roger
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A planet orbits a star, in a year of length 4.46 x 107 s, in a nearly circular orbit of radius 3.17 x 1011 m. With respect to
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istance of a planet from sun is four times the distance of the planet frpm earth.How many years will the planet take to complete
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Nikhil
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According to Kepler's law of harmonies, which of these planets takes the longest to orbit the Sun?
mars jupitor venus neptune
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Two planets are orbiting a star. Planet A is closer to the star than Planet B. Which description explains the expected motion of
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A student claims that the planets orbit the Sun because of gravitational force. Which statement best supports this claim ?(1
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According to Keplers second law which factor is constant as a line between a planet and the sun sweeps out two equal area at
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Which does Keplers first law state about the orbits of planets in our solar system?
Their distance from the sun is constant Their
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Kepler’s first law of motion describes what feature of a planet’s orbit?(1 point)
Responses the distance from the aphelion to
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Which statement describes a planet as it moves along its orbit?(1 point)
Responses It travels slowest but experiences a stronger
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Kepler’s first law of motion describes what feature of a planet’s orbit?(1 point)
Responses the distance from the aphelion to
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