Question

According to Kepler’s second law, which factor is constant as a line between a planet and the sun sweeps out two equal areas at different places as it moves along its orbit?(1 point)

Responses

the distance the planet moves
the distance the planet moves

the amount of time
the amount of time

the planet’s speed
the planet’s speed

the distance from the sun to the planet

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

the planet’s speed

Answer 2

is this correct

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Apologies for the repetition in the response options. The correct answer is "the planet’s speed." According to Kepler's second law, the line connecting a planet to the sun sweeps out equal areas in equal time intervals, meaning that the planet's speed remains constant as it moves along its orbit.