Question

1Johannes Kepler was the scientist who investigated the planet´s movement around the Sun. For that,
he stated three laws that described position (orbits), travelled time (periods) and swept areas. Write the
name of each one of these and Explain its postulated. (20 points)
a_________________________________________________________________________________
b._________________________________________________________________________________
c._________________________________________________________________________________
2. Answer the following Questions by chosing the correct option. Justify your answer (20 points)
2.1. From Kepler’s law of orbit, we can infer that the sun is located _____ of the planet’s orbit.
a) at the centre
b) at one of the foci
c) at both foci
d) anywhere along the semi-minor axis
2.2. Kepler’s laws of planetary motion replaced circular orbits with _____
a) elliptical orbits
b) parabolic orbits
c) conical orbits
d) hyperbolic orbits
2.3. What is the time taken by a planet to sweep an area of 2 million square km if the time taken by the
same planet to cover an area of 1 million square km is 36 hours?
a) 18 hours
b) 36 hours
c) 72 hours
d) 144 hours
3. Draw a diagram that represents the planet´s movement around the Sun by showing its Perhelium and
Aphelium. (20 puntos)

Answer 1

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