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Problem 6QQ
Choose the best answer to the following. Explain your reasoning with one or more complete sentence.
Earth is closer to the Sun in January than in July Therefore, in accord with Kepler’s second law, (a) Earth travels faster in its orbit around the Sun in July than in January. (b) Earth travels faster in its orbit around the Sun in January than in July. (c) it is summer in January and winter in July.
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QUESTION:
Problem 6QQ
Choose the best answer to the following. Explain your reasoning with one or more complete sentence.
Earth is closer to the Sun in January than in July Therefore, in accord with Kepler’s second law, (a) Earth travels faster in its orbit around the Sun in July than in January. (b) Earth travels faster in its orbit around the Sun in January than in July. (c) it is summer in January and winter in July.
ANSWER:
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According to Kepler’s second law of planetary motion, when a planet moves around the sun, at equal time intervals it sweeps out equal areas.