Kepler's second law states that as a planet moves around in its orbit, it sweeps out...

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Kepler's second law states that as a planet moves around in its orbit, it sweeps out equal areas in equal times. Examine the following figure, which shows a planet (blue dot, labeled "E"), orbiting the Sun (yellow object, labeled "F"), in a counterclockwise direction as indicated by the red arrow. A D B E C Match the following phrases with the letter that identifies the location in the figure. Note: some choices may be used more than once or not at all. focus [Choose] aphelion [Choose ] perihelion [Choose ] increasing speed from [Choose ] decreasing speed from [Choose ] planet has greatest speed at [Choose ] planet has lowest speed at [Choose ] > > Kepler's second law states that as a planet moves around in its orbit, it sweeps out equal areas in equal times. Examine the following figure, which shows a planet (blue dot, labeled "E"), orbiting the Sun (yellow object, labeled "F"), in a counterclockwise direction as indicated by the red arrow. A D B E C Match the following phrases with the letter that identifies the location in the figure. Note: some choices may be used more than once or not at all. focus [Choose] aphelion [Choose ] perihelion [Choose ] increasing speed from [Choose ] decreasing speed from [Choose ] planet has greatest speed at [Choose ] planet has lowest speed at [Choose ] > >

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The image illustrates an elliptical orbit with a planet labeled E and the Sun labeled F According to ... View the full answer