Help!!!Ahhhh Astronomy!!!?

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1. The force that gravity exerts on an object is called ____. (1 point)
mass
weight
density
volume
2. What is the shape of a planet’s orbit? (1 point)
elliptical
circular
irregular
parabolic
3. Which law states that each planet revolves so that an imaginary line connecting it to the sun sweeps over equal areas in equal time intervals? (1 point)
the first law of planetary motion
the second law of planetary motion
the third law of planetary motion
the law of universal gravitation
4. Which scientist determined the nature of the forces that keep the planets in their orbits? (1 point)
Copernicus
Galileo
Brahe
Newton
5. Which scientist was the first to use the telescope in astronomy? (1 point)
Newton
Galileo
Copernicus
Kepler
6. The turning or spinning of a body on its axis is known as ____. (1 point)
rotation
revolution
precession
apogee
7. The moon’s period of revolution is 27 1/3 days, and its period of rotation is ____. (1 point)
27 1/3 days
29 1/2 days
30 1/3 days
33 1/2 days
8. Which of the following are you most likely to experience? (1 point)
total solar eclipse
total lunar eclipse
full moon
partial lunar eclipse
 
1. Gravity is what makes us heavy
2. Slightly oblong
3. Got me there
4. Copernicus
5. Galileo
6. Think about a car engine
7. It's the same as it's revolution, geocentric rotation.
8. Full moons happen every month no matter where you live.
 
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