Choose the law each sentence describes. This law relates a planet’s orbital period and its average distance to the Sun. The orbits of planets are ellipses with the Sun at one focus. The speed of a planet varies, such that a planet sweeps out an equal area in equal time frames.
Answer
Selection 1:
Kepler’s third law
Selection 2:
Kepler’s first law
Selection 3:
Kepler’s second law

Question

Choose the law each sentence describes. This law relates a planet’s orbital period and its average distance to the Sun. The orbits of planets are ellipses with the Sun at one focus. The speed of a planet varies, such that a planet sweeps out an equal area in equal time frames.

Answer

Selection 1:

Kepler’s third law

Selection 2:

Kepler’s first law

Selection 3:

Kepler’s second law

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Kepler’s third law; Selection 1: Kepler’s third law; Selection 2: Kepler’s first law; Selection 3: Kepler’s second law