Question 1

What is at the center of our SOLAR SYSTEM?

Accepted Answer

The barycenter (center of mass)

Answer

Pluto

Answer

Nothing

Answer

The Sun

Question 2

Where would the barycenter be found on this hammer?

Accepted Answer

Closer to the end that is HEAVIER

Answer

Closer to the left side of the hammer

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Closer to the end that is LIGHTER

Answer

Right in the middle

Question 3

Who created the laws of planetary motion? (Described how planets move).

Accepted Answer

Johannes Kepler

Answer

Jonathan Skidmore

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Christian Doppler

Answer

Edward Hoyle

Question 4

What is the shape of a planets orbit?

Accepted Answer

Elliptical (oval)

Answer

Irregular

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Spiral

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Circular

Question 5

The speed of a planets orbit is mainly determined by....

Accepted Answer

The distance of a planet from the Sun

Answer

The size of the planet

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The density of the planet

Answer

The composition of the planet

Question 6

What is Kepler's Third Law of Planetary Motion?

Accepted Answer

The closer a planet is to the Sun, the smaller its orbit will be.

Answer

The further a planet is from the Sun, the smaller its orbit will be

Answer

The further a planet is from the Sun, the faster it will orbit

Answer

The closer a planet is to the Sun, the slower it will orbit.

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