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Match each statement with the law. (Some answers may be used more than once. Som

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Question

Match each statement with the law. (Some answers may be used more than once. Some may not be used at all.)


This law places the sun at the focus of the ellipse rather than at the center.
According to this law the speed of a planet would be greatest when farthest from the sun.
According to this law if the semimajor axis of the orbit is 8 AU's then the orbit period is 4 years.
This law describes the shape of planetary orbits as ellipses.

A All three of Kepler's laws combined. B Kepler's second law of planetary motion C Kepler's third law of planetary motion D Kepler's first law of planetary motion E None of Kepler's laws.

Explanation / Answer

Kepler's second law of planetary motion