SCI 101-Gizmos - Orbital Motion – Kepler’s Laws-answer key-2022

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SCI 101-Gizmos - Orbital Motion – Kepler’s Laws-answer key-2022 Name: Date: Student Exploration: Orbital Motion – Kepler’s Laws Directions: Follow the instructions to go through... the simulation. Respond to the questions and prompts in the orange boxes. Vocabulary: astronomical unit, eccentricity, ellipse, force, gravity, Kepler’s first law, Kepler’s second law, Kepler’s third law, orbit, orbital radius, period, vector, velocity Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. The orbit of Halley’s Comet, shown at right, has an oval shape. In which part of its orbit do you think Halley’s Comet travels fastest? Slowest? Mark these points on the diagram at right. 2. How might a collision between Neptune and Halley’s Comet affect Neptune’s orbit? Gizmo Warm-up The path of each planet around the Sun is determined by two factors: its current velocity (speed and direction) and the force of gravity on the planet. You can manipulate both of these factors as you investigate planetary orbits in the Orbital Motion – Kepler’s Laws Gizmo. On the CONTROLS pane of the Gizmo, turn on Show trails and check that Show vectors is on. Click Play ( ). CONTINUED....... [Show More]

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