Question
Kepler’s Third Law states that the square of a planet’s orbital period is related to the cube of its average distance from the star. Based on this law, which statement is correct?
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Responses
The speed of a planet is the same whether it is near or far from its star.
The speed of a planet is the same whether it is near or far from its star.
Planets that are farther from the star take longer to complete an orbit.
Planets that are farther from the star take longer to complete an orbit.
All planets, no matter their distance, take the same amount of time to orbit their star.
(1 point)
Responses
The speed of a planet is the same whether it is near or far from its star.
The speed of a planet is the same whether it is near or far from its star.
Planets that are farther from the star take longer to complete an orbit.
Planets that are farther from the star take longer to complete an orbit.
All planets, no matter their distance, take the same amount of time to orbit their star.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct statement based on Kepler's Third Law is:
**Planets that are farther from the star take longer to complete an orbit.**
This law implies that there is a relationship between the time it takes a planet to orbit its star (its orbital period) and its average distance from the star. Specifically, the farther a planet is from the star, the longer its orbital period will be.
**Planets that are farther from the star take longer to complete an orbit.**
This law implies that there is a relationship between the time it takes a planet to orbit its star (its orbital period) and its average distance from the star. Specifically, the farther a planet is from the star, the longer its orbital period will be.