Kepler\'s Second Law: Speed of the Planets In this section of the lab, you will
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Kepler's Second Law: Speed of the Planets
In this section of the lab, you will see how the speed of the planets is related to Kepler's Second Law.
Figure 3 shows another planet's orbit. In this case, the twelve positions shown (A–L) are each exactly one month apart. As before, the planet shown obeys Kepler's Second Law. Use Figure 3 when answering the questions.
The planet is traveling the same distance each month.
True
False
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QUESTION 4
At which position is the planet traveling the fastest?
Position A
Position C
Position G
Position I
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QUESTION 5
At which position is the planet traveling the slowest?
Position A
Position C
Position G
Position I
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QUESTION 6
Because the time intervals between each of the lettered positions are the same, if the planet travels the greatest distance at one position, it is traveling the slowest at that position.
True
False
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QUESTION 7
At Position D, the speed of the planet is _______.
increasing
staying constant
decreasing
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QUESTION 8
Because the time intervals between each of the lettered positions are the same, if the distance to the next position is greater than the distance from the last position, the speed of the planet is increasing.
True
False
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QUESTION 9
The closer a planet is to its companion star, the slower it moves.
True
False
Position A
Position C
Position G
Position I
Explanation / Answer
3.The planet is traveling the same distance each month is false ,since the time intervals is different for the each month.
4.Fastest planet is at position A ,since the time intervals between between months is more.
5.Slowest planet is at Position G since the time intervals between between months is less
6. True
7.Increasing ,since the ditance to the star is decreasing
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