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    The document discusses Kepler's first law of planetary motion. [1] An ellipse is a closed curve with two focal points, and planets orbit the Sun in ellipses with the Sun at one focal point. [2] The thumbtacks in the activity represent the two focal points of the ellipse, with the pencil tracing the planet's orbital path. [3] The first procedure produces a more elongated ellipse than the second procedure. [4] The distance between the thumbtacks affects the shape of the ellipse, with a greater distance resulting in a more elongated orbit.

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    The document discusses Kepler's first law of planetary motion. [1] An ellipse is a closed curve with two focal points, and planets orbit the Sun in ellipses with the Sun at one focal point. [2] The thumbtacks in the activity represent the two focal points of the ellipse, with the pencil tracing the planet's orbital path. [3] The first procedure produces a more elongated ellipse than the second procedure. [4] The distance between the thumbtacks affects the shape of the ellipse, with a greater distance resulting in a more elongated orbit.

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    The document discusses Kepler's first law of planetary motion. [1] An ellipse is a closed curve with two focal points, and planets orbit the Sun in ellipses with the Sun at one focal point. [2] The thumbtacks in the activity represent the two focal points of the ellipse, with the pencil tracing the planet's orbital path. [3] The first procedure produces a more elongated ellipse than the second procedure. [4] The distance between the thumbtacks affects the shape of the ellipse, with a greater distance resulting in a more elongated orbit.

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    1.What is an ellipse? Relate your answer to Kepler’s first law of planetary motion.

    - Each planet's orbit is an ellipse, according to the Law of Ellipses. An ellipse is a closed curve that
    surrounds two fixed points (foci) and has a constant sum of the two distances to the focal points at all
    places on the curve.

    2. With regards to Kepler’s first law of planetary motion, what do the two thumbtacks and the pencil
    represent in the activity?

    - The pencil represents the planet's orbit or an ellipse, while the two thumbtacks symbolize the two foci
    of an ellipse.

    3. What is the difference between the shape of the first (procedure no. 4) and the second (procedure
    no. 5) output?

    4. Does the distance between the two tacks affect the shape of the output? What can you infer about
    the relationship between the distance of the two tacks and the shape of the outputs?

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    Questions:

    1. Do planets that are farther from the sun travel faster than those which are nearer?

    2. How does the distance from the sun of a planet affect the planet’s orbital velocity?

    3. Suppose a hypothetical planet—Planet X, located between Mars and Jupiter, has been
    discovered. How would the mean orbital velocity of Planet X compare to that of Earth and Saturn?

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