Based on Kepler's observations about planetary motion, what is the relationship between a planet's orbital velocity and its distance from the sun?(1 point)

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As distance is cut in half, orbital velocity decreases.
As distance is cut in half, orbital velocity decreases.

The greater the distance, the slower the orbital velocity.
The greater the distance, the slower the orbital velocity.

The greater the distance, the greater the orbital velocity.
The greater the distance, the greater the orbital velocity.

Distance has no effect on orbital velocity.

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The greater the distance, the slower the orbital velocity.

According to Kepler's laws of planetary motion, specifically the third law, the square of a planet's orbital period is proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit. This implies that as a planet's distance from the sun increases, its orbital velocity decreases.