Question

Which of the following statements supports the claim that a planet travels around a star in an elliptical orbit?I. Every 30 days, the area swept in space by the planet is the same.II. Every 30 days, the distance traveled by the planet is different.III. Every 30 days, the speed the planet is moving is different.I and IIII and IIII onlyI, II, and III

Answer 1

II and III

Because of the shape of an ellipse, the distance traveled and speed traveled is not constant or uniform.