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Multiple choice physics our solar system planets of the solar system solar system and sun introduction to solar system

Which of the following describes ecliptic orbit?

  1. Orbit travelled by the Moon round the Sun.

  2. Path travelled by the Earth round the Sun

  3. Orbit along which Sun appears to move among the stars

  4. Orbit along which Moon appears to move among the stars
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
An ecliptic orbit is the one, in which the Sun appears to move among all the stars.
Multiple choice physics our solar system planets of the solar system solar system and sun introduction to solar system

Who was the first to suggest, "A planet moves most quickly when it is closest to the sun, but slows down as it moves farther away"?

  1. Johannes Kepler

  2. Galileo Galilei

  3. Tycho Brahe

  4. Edwin Hubble
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Kepler's law states that a line segment joining a planet and the Sun sweeps out equal areas during equal intervals of time. So a planet moves most quickly when it is closest to the sun,as it have to cover more distance in same time but it again  slows down as it moves farther away as covering distance is less.