Kepler's Law of Planetary Motion Flashcards
1
Q
Tyco Brahe
A
Danish astronomer with an island observatory
2
Q
Johannes Kepler
A
Austrian mathematician came up with laws describing how the planets move around the sun
3
Q
Circle
A
has 1 central focus
4
Q
Perihelion
A
when the planet is closest to the sun
5
Q
Aphelion
A
when the planet is farthest from the sun
6
Q
What do Kepler’s Laws apply to?
A
any celestial body orbiting around another celestial body
7
Q
When we’re closest to the sun what season are we in?
A
winter
