According to Kepler’s second law, the constant factor is the amount of time. This law states that a line segment joining a planet and the Sun sweeps out equal areas during equal intervals of time, meaning that the area swept out is constant, not the distance the planet moves or its speed.
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 distance from the sun to the planet
the distance from the sun to the planet
the amount of time
the amount of time
the planet’s speed
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