Kepler's Third Law of Planetary Motion States That the Square

question 48

Multiple Choice

Kepler's third law of planetary motion states that the square of a planet's orbital period is directly proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of the orbit. Put simply, planets _________ from the Sun have _________ orbital periods, and we can calculate a planet's orbital period if we know the dimensions of its orbit.

• A)closer to; longer
• B)farther from; shorter
• C)closer to; no
• D)farther from; longer

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