Question

use the data to answer the question below. is the following statement about our solar system true or false? planets that are farther from the sun orbit more slowly. true false

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze the data

Check the relationship between average distance from the Sun and average orbital speed.
As the average distance from the Sun (58, 108, 150, 228, 778, 1430, 2870, 4500 millions of km) increases, the average orbital speed (47, 35, 30, 24, 13, 10, 7, 5 km/s) decreases.

Answer:

true