Question

What describes the speed of a planet traveling in an elliptical orbit around the Sun?

Answer 1

@missMob ? help :l

Answer 2

im here

Answer 3

How do i even answer this? :/

Answer 4

:?

Answer 5

Yeah, me confused also.

Answer 6

Okay so i read that as a planet approaches perihelion (point of nearest approach to the Sun), its orbital velocity gets faster, and it is fastest at perihelion. Similarly, at aphelion (point of furthest approach to the Sun), the orbital velocity is slowest.

I read that in the tutorial i took.

Answer 7

As the planet approaches perihelion (point of nearest approach to the Sun), its orbital velocity gets faster, and it is fastest at perihelion. Similarly, at aphelion (point of furthest approach to the Sun), the orbital velocity is slowest.

Answer 8

lol

Answer 9

lol yeah that cx

Answer 10

i said the same thing

Answer 11

lol i know :)
So do you know where the elliptical orbit come in place?