Sample Conventional Assessment Sample Conventional Assessment Go back to lesson . Match each of the following lettered terms with its numbered description below. The scientist who identified orbits of planetary bodies as conic sections.
All planets move in elliptical paths, with the sun at one focus.
The shape created by slicing a cone perpendicular to its bottom. An elongated oval shape. The closer a planet is to what the sun, the greater its velocity. A numerical representation of how elongated an ellipse is. The shape created by slicing a cone parallel to the opposite side.