Question: Which statements regarding Kepler's third law, p ? = a are true? ( select all that apply. ) The orbital period of a planet doesn't

Which statements regarding Kepler's third law, p?= a are
true? (select all that apply.)
The orbital period of a planet doesn't depend significantly on the planets mass.
Planets that are further from the Sun orbit at slower average speeds.
If the Earth were replaced by a coffee cup, it would take less than 1 year to orbit the Sun.
Comets with very eccentric orbits, orbit faster than those with more circular orbits with the same semi-major axis.

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