Question

this is a multiple choice question / it is worth 1 point / 04 question (1 point) open ebook section 3.1 1st attempt see hint suppose you read on the web that a new planet has been found. its average speed in its orbit is 33 kilometers per second (km/s). when it is closest to its star, it moves at 31 km/s, and when it is farthest from its star, it moves at 35 km/s. this story is in error because choose one: a. planets stay at a constant distance from their stars; they dont move closer or farther away. b. the average speed is too fast. c. keplers third law says the planet has to sweep out equal areas in equal times, so the speed of the planet cannot change. d. using these numbers, the square of the orbital period will not be equal to the cube of the semimajor axis. e. keplers second law says the planet must move fastest when it is closest, not when it is farthest away

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Answer:

E. Kepler's second law says the planet must move fastest when it is closest, not when it is farthest away.