Question

What's true about the elliptical path that the planets follow around the sun? A. A line can be drawn from the planet to the sun that sweeps out equal areas in equal times. B. A line can be drawn from the planet to the sun that follows the same curve as the ellipse. C. A scalar can be measured from the angle that the planet travels relative to the sun's orbit. D. A vector can be drawn from the center of one planet to the center of an adjacent planet.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. A line can be drawn from the planet to the sun that sweeps out equal areas in equal times

Explanation:

This is exactly what Kepler's second law of planetary motion states:

"the segment joining the sun with the center of each planet sweeps out equal areas in equal time"

This law basically tells how the speed of a planet orbiting the sun changes during its revolution. In fact, we have that:

- when a planet is closer to the Sun, it will orbit faster

- when a planet is farther from the Sun, it will orbit slower