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The degree of elongation of an elliptical orbit
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Eccentricity
Foci
Perihelion
Straight line
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A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses and the distances between the other objects.
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Foci
Eccentricity
Orbit
Gravity
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The degree of elongation of an elliptical orbit
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A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses and the distances between the other objects.
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fixed points at the centers of an ellipse
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When an object orbits the sun its speed increases when it is
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The movement of an object around another object
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If the eccentricity of an orbit equals 0 the orbit will be a ___________________
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As a planet moves around its orbit, it sweeps out equal areas in equal times
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Each planet orbits the sun in an ellipse with the sun at one focus.
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The square of the orbital period is proportional to the cube of the planets average distance from the sun. In other words the further away from the sun or focus, the longer it takes to orbit the sun
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A German astronomer and mathematician who made discoveries about the motions of planets
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If an orbit is around the sun, one of the foci has to be the
