Question

Question 49 (1 point)

Answer 1

Answer:

Orbit's semi-major axis length and  its period  is directly proportional.

Explanation:

Orbital period(T) is the time taken for an celestial object to make one complete revolution in the orbit around other object

According to  Kepler's laws  3rd of planetary motion  stating

The square of an orbital period T of a planet is “directly proportional” to the cube of the "semi-major axis"  of its orbit.

The orbital period  T is given by

$T=2 \pi \sqrt{\frac{a^{3}}{\mu}}$

Where

a is the semi-major axis of the orbit

µ = GM  which is the standard gravitational parameter

With G is the gravitational constant  and M is the mass of  body.