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- 1. Multiple ChoiceA perfect circle has an eccentricity of ______.0.9912
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe flattest ellipse before it becomes a line will have an eccentricity of _______.0.9912
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe period of the earth's orbit around the sun is ____.1 day1 year24 hours364 hours
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich planet has an orbital eccentricity most like the orbital eccentricity of the Moon?EarthSaturnMarsMercury
- 5. Multiple Choice
The gravitational attraction between the star and the planet will be greatest at positionABCD - 6. Multiple ChoiceThe length of an Earth day is determined by the time required for approximately oneEarth rotationEarth revolutionSun rotationSun revolution
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich planet takes more time to complete one rotation on its axis than to complete one revolution around the Sun?MercuryVenusMarsJupiter
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich list shows four planets of the solar system in order from smallest to largest?Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, NeptuneNeptune, Uranus, Saturn, JupiterSaturn, Jupiter, Neptune, UranusUranus, Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich diagram shows a planet with the least eccentric orbit?1234
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the maximum eccentricity an ellipse can be?0.5142
- 11. Multiple ChoiceCalculate the eccentricity for the following orbit.1.60.80.61.2
- 12. Multiple ChoiceIf an orbit has an eccentricity value of "0", what shape is it?perfectly circularperfectly flatvery oval/ellipticalslightly oval/elliptical
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich orbit is most eccentric?1345
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is eccentricity?a measurement of how elliptical an orbit is.a measurement of the distance between the planet and the suna measurement of how long the planet takes to rotate around the sunnone of these
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat shape are the orbits of all planets in our solar system?circularcylindricalellipticalnone of these
- 16. Multiple ChoiceDuring which month is the earth moving the slowest?JulyMarchJanuarySeptember
- 17. Multiple ChoiceDuring what month is the earth moving the fastest around the sun?JulyMarchJanuarySeptember
- 18. Multiple ChoiceAn ellipse is drawn around two points calledaphelionperihelionfociaxis
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhen a planet orbits the Sun, one of the foci of the elliptical orbit isthe axisthe perihelionthe centerthe Sun
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe place where a planet is closest to the Sun as it orbits the Sun is called theperihelionaphelion
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe place where a planet is farthest away from the Sun in its orbit around the Sun is called theaphelionperihelion
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