Kepler's Laws

Question 1

Three laws that describe the orbital motion of satellites and planets.

Answer 1

Kepler’s Laws

Question 2

The Law of Ellipses

The planets will orbit the Sun in elliptically-shaped orbits

Answer 2

First Law

Question 3

The Law of Equal Areas
This law describes the speeds at which the planets orbit the Sun.
They subtend equal areas in equal amounts of time.

Answer 3

Second Law

Question 4

The Law of Harmonies

This Law relates orbital period to orbital radius.

Answer 4

Third Law

Question 5

Conservation of Energy and Kepler’s Laws:
is at a maximum when at the closest point of an orbit and minimum at he farthest point of an orbit.
is at a maximum when at the farthest point of an orbit and minimum at the closest point of an orbit.
THE TOTAL ENERGY OF AN ORBIT REMAINS CONSTANT

Answer 5

Conservation of Energy and Kepler’s Laws:
Kinetic energy

Potential energy