Three Laws of Planetary Motion

Question 1

What are the three laws of planetary motion?

Answer 1

Law of ellipsis, law of areas, and law of periods

Question 2

The planets move around the sun in elliptical orbits while the sun is at one focus.

Answer 2

Law of ellipsis

Question 3

Law of ellipsis is also called law of?

Answer 3

Orbits

Question 4

It is the term used when the planet is nearest to the sun?

Answer 4

Perihelion

Question 5

It is the term used when the planet is farthest to the sun

Answer 5

Aphelion

Question 6

It is the term used when the planet is nearest to the moon

Answer 6

Perigee

Question 7

It is the term used when the planet is farthest to the moon

Answer 7

Apogee

Question 8

It occurs two weeks after december solstice

Answer 8

Perihelion

Question 9

It occurs two weeks after june solstice

Answer 9

Aphelion

Question 10

The square of time period of the planet is directly proportional to the cube of the semi major axis of its orbit.

Answer 10

Law of periods

Question 11

The law of periods is also called the law of?

Answer 11

Harmonies

Question 12

What is the value of AU or sun - earth distance in meters?

Answer 12

1.496 x 10 ^ 11 meters

Question 13

It states that the line joining from a planet to the sun sweeps out equal area in equal amount of time.

Answer 13

Law of areas

Question 14

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Answer 14

When a planet is near the sun, it travels faster and sweeps to longer path.