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Earth's spinning on its axis is called its _____________.
orbit
revolution
rotation
cycle
When a body in space travels around a larger body in space it is said to _____________ around the larger body.
rotate
revolve
axis
According to the Heliocentric Model of the Universe, _____________ is at the center of our Solar System with the planets revolving around it.
Earth
The Sun
Jupiter
Helios
The diagram below shows a moon revolving around a planet in an elliptical orbit. At which position is the moon traveling fastest?
location 1
location 2
location 3
location 4
The diagram below shows a moon revolving around a planet in an elliptical orbit. At which position is the moon traveling slowest?
location 1
location 2
location 3
location 4
A year on Jupiter is 4,344 days long. This tells you how long it takes
Jupiter to orbit the sun.
Jupiter to rotate one time on its axis.
the sun to orbit Jupiter.
Earth to orbit Jupiter.
What causes Earth’s year to be shorter than Jupiter’s year?
the gravitational pull of Jupiter’s moons
the shape of Earth’s orbit around the Sun
the distance between Earth and the Sun
the mass and density of Jupiter
Which planet will take the least amount of time to revolve around the Sun?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Which planet will take the most amount of time to revolve around the Sun?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Which statement best describes Kepler’s 2nd Law of Planetary Motion?
Planets revolve around the sun over equal areas in equal time intervals.
Planetary orbits are in the shape of an ellipse.
A planet’s orbital period is proportionate to its distance from the sun.
What unit to we usually use to to measure a planet's orbital period?
light year
year
day
astronomical unit
Kepler's 3rd law tell us that __ would be dependent on __.
orbital period ; distance
distance ; orbital period
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