Which statement describes a planet as it moves along its orbit?(1 point)

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It travels slowest but experiences a stronger gravitational pull when it is farthest from the sun.
It travels slowest but experiences a stronger gravitational pull when it is farthest from the sun.

It travels slowest but experiences a stronger gravitational pull when it is closest to the sun.
It travels slowest but experiences a stronger gravitational pull when it is closest to the sun.

It travels fastest and experiences a stronger gravitational pull when it is closest to the sun.
It travels fastest and experiences a stronger gravitational pull when it is closest to the sun.

It travels fastest and experiences a stronger gravitational pull when it is farthest from the sun.

1 answer

The correct statement is:

It travels fastest and experiences a stronger gravitational pull when it is closest to the sun.

This statement accurately reflects Kepler's laws of planetary motion, which state that a planet moves faster in its orbit when it is closer to the sun (perihelion) due to the stronger gravitational force acting on it.