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thatcreepyboy · Answer

Ill give anyone a medal.

sapphiremoon · Answer

I can try! What's your question?

lowkey.s · Answer

Hi I will help you @thatcreepyboy

thatcreepyboy · Answer

Thnk you guys so much!

thatcreepyboy · Answer

Thnk you guys so much!

thatcreepyboy · Answer

Okay

alones · Answer

wait you got it answered already?

sapphiremoon · Answer

That's what I want to know...

thatcreepyboy · Answer

At which part of its orbit is the planet traveling at the slowest speed?

thatcreepyboy · Answer

http://learn.flvs.net/webdav/assessment_images/educator_ess_v11/our_solar_system/art016.jpg

sapphiremoon · Answer

Can you screenshot that image? We can't see it cause we're not registered for the course.

thatcreepyboy · Answer

Sure thing, sorry about that.

mrnood · Answer

If oyu tink about it for a moment:

In an elliptical orbit the object essentially retains the same amount of energy.

As it get closer to the the object iti is orbiting you can see that it LOSES potential energy - this is converted to kinetic energy - i.e. it goes faster as it get closer to the object.

As it gets furhter away it is gaining potentyial energy (in the same way a weight gains PE as it goes furhter from the earth (higher))

thatcreepyboy · Answer

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thatcreepyboy · Answer

That's a good way of explaining it.

mrnood · Answer

Incidentally - if the coloured areas represetn equal TIME bands (1T 2T etc) tehn keplers laws say that they will all have the same AREA

thatcreepyboy · Answer

So the closer the planets are then they have less potential energy?

thatcreepyboy · Answer

I'll fan.

mrnood · Answer

yes they have lees potential energy but MORE kinetic energy

thatcreepyboy · Answer

gotcha