Author Question: A satellite in an elliptical orbit about a planet travels much faster when it is directly over a ... (Read 24 times)

bucstennis@aim.com · **on:** Jul 29, 2018

A satellite in an elliptical orbit about a planet travels much faster when it is directly over a

A) large ocean.
B) large island.
C) high mountain range.
D) great plain or plateau.
E) none of the above

Question 2

According to Kepler, the speed of a planet is slowest when it is

A) closest to the Sun.
B) farthest from the Sun.
C) neither, for speed is a constant.