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Kepler was Brahe’s assistant and they didn’t get along very well. Because of this, Brahe set Kepler the task of understanding the orbit of _________.
Lippershey
Galileo
Mars
tidally locked
both Earth and the moon
move faster
a planet's orbit is elliptical, with the sun at one focus of the ellipse.
Brahe
According to Kepler's first law of planetary motion,
Lippershey
Galileo
Mars
tidally locked
both Earth and the moon
move faster
a planet's orbit is elliptical, with the sun at one focus of the ellipse.
Brahe
____________ is credited with developing the telescope which magnified objects up to 3X.
Lippershey
Galileo
Mars
tidally locked
both Earth and the moon
move faster
a planet's orbit is elliptical, with the sun at one focus of the ellipse.
Brahe
When a satellite always keeps the same side toward the object it is orbiting, the satellite is
Lippershey
Galileo
Mars
tidally locked
both Earth and the moon
move faster
a planet's orbit is elliptical, with the sun at one focus of the ellipse.
Brahe
___________ designed and built his own telescope. This telescope could magnify objects up to 20X.
Lippershey
Galileo
Mars
tidally locked
both Earth and the moon
move faster
a planet's orbit is elliptical, with the sun at one focus of the ellipse.
Brahe
_________ observed “orbital anomalies” such as when Mars moved backward in its orbit.
Lippershey
Galileo
Mars
tidally locked
both Earth and the moon
move faster
a planet's orbit is elliptical, with the sun at one focus of the ellipse.
Brahe
If the planets closer to the sun don't_______________, they'll fall into the sun.
Lippershey
Galileo
Mars
tidally locked
both Earth and the moon
move faster
a planet's orbit is elliptical, with the sun at one focus of the ellipse.
Brahe
Which of the following space objects is a satellite?
Lippershey
Galileo
Mars
tidally locked
both Earth and the moon
move faster
a planet's orbit is elliptical, with the sun at one focus of the ellipse.
Brahe
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