Kepler's Second Law Implies That

question 38

Multiple Choice

Kepler's second law implies that

• A) a planet should move at its greatest speed when it is closest to the sun.
• B) the most massive planets will have the greatest speed in their orbits.
• C) the speed of a planet in its orbit depends on the size of the epicycle.
• D) the mass of the planet determines how far the planet is from the sun.
• E) the deferent and the epicycle have to be attached to the sun and not Earth.

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