Kepler's Second Law of Planetary Motion States That the Radius

question 5

Multiple Choice

Kepler's second law of planetary motion states that the radius vector from the sun to a planet sweeps out equal areas in equal times.This relationship is a consequence of which of the following conservation principles?

• A)speed
• B)linear momentum
• C)angular momentum
• D)mechanical energy
• E)potential energy

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Definitions:

Tchebysheff's Theorem

A statistical rule stating that for any set of data, no matter the distribution, a certain proportion of values will fall within a specified number of standard deviations from the mean.

Empirical Rule

A statistical rule stating that for a normal distribution, nearly all of the data will fall within three standard deviations of the mean.

Median

The middle value in an ordered list of numbers, or the average of the two middle numbers when the list has an even number of observations.

Range

The difference between the highest and lowest values in a dataset, a simple measure of the spread or dispersion of the data points.