May the Force be with you
If you pack up your bags and move a spaceship twice as far away from the sun, What happens to the gravity?
It decreases
Kepler completely revolutionized astronomy by proving that planetary orbits are not perfect circles, but are actually this oval shape.
An Ellipse
These rocky, high-density worlds are located closest to the Sun and feature few to no moons.
Terrestrial planets
This is the specific term used to describe how stretched-out or elongated an elliptical orbit is, measured on a scale from 0 to 1.
Eccentricity
I am blue and green, I have mountains and animals that live on me.
What Planet am I?
Earth
A massive bowling ball and a tiny marble are floating in deep space at the exact same distance from a spacecraft. Which object exerts a stronger gravitational pull on the craft.
The Bowling ball
Rather than sitting perfectly in the center of an elliptical orbit, the parent star always sits at one of these two geometric points.
The SUN
These massive, gas-and-ice-heavy worlds dominate the outer solar system and boast extensive ring systems.
Jovian planets (Or Gas/Ice Giants)
An orbit with a measured value of 0.002 is virtually indistinguishable from this perfect geometric shape.
I am the 7th planet in the solar system. My axial tilt is 97.77
What Planet am I?( I have a funny name)
Uranus
If a graph shows a line starting high on the left and curving smoothly downward to the bottom right, it is illustrating this type of relationship between distance and gravity.
What is an Inverse relationship
According to Kepler's Third Law, if Planet Alpha has a much larger orbital path than Planet Beta, Planet Alpha will automatically have a shorter?
Revolution
If you are sorting planets by physical properties, features like massive diameters and low densities belong exclusively to this group.
Jovian Planets
This massive highway of traveling space rocks acts as the boundary line separating the inner planets from the outer planets.
The asteroid belt
I am a Gas Giant, I have put a ring on it, I'm pretty.
What Planet am I?
Saturn
Because gravity depends heavily on distance, a space probe traveling on an oval-shaped orbit will feel the strongest gravitational tug at this specific point
The Perihelion
According to Kepler's laws, Mercury will travel the fastest in its orbit when it reaches this position relative to the Sun.
The Perihelion
Looking at a general solar system data sheet, as you move outward from Mercury all the way to Neptune, What will increase about their orbit?
These icy solar system visitors are famous for developing spectacular glowing tails that always point directly away from the Sun.
Comets
I am the hottest planet in the solar system, I am pretty close to the Sun. I am Ball of Fire
What planet am I?
Mercury
Imagine Satellite X is skimming just above Earth's atmosphere, while Satellite Y is far out near the Moon. Satellite X will experience what type of gravitational force?
A greater force
If a newly discovered planet is located at an average distance greater than Mercury but less than Venus, its average orbital speed will be faster than this planet, but slower than this planet.
Faster then Venus but slower than Mercury
What is regarded as the hottest planet?
Venus
Describe the difference between 0.0 and 1.0 when talking about eccentricity.
0.0- perfect circle
1.0- Straight Line
I used to be a planet but NASA said I'm too small. Im Blue and really cold.
What Planet am I?
Pluto