Question

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keplers 2nd & 3rd laws
lc 3: orbits
directions:
using the links below, complete the statements and the data table below.
use the data to either support or disprove each hypothesis.
date
period
https://wood.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/5-8/features/f_solar_system_scale.html
http://planetfacts.org/orbital-speed-of-planets-in-order/
\au\ stands for
one au represents the average distance from the
to the
determine if the hypothesis listed below can be supported with data.

1. hypothesis #1 - each planet is the same distance from the sun.

a. can this be supported by the data?
b. using the data, explain your answer to part (a).

Explanation:

Looking at the "Distance from Sun (km)" column in the table, we can see that each planet has a different value. For example, Mercury has \(5.79\times10^{7}\) km, Venus has \(1.08\times 10^{8}\) km, etc. Since the distances are not the same, the hypothesis is not supported.

Answer:

a. No.
b. The "Distance from Sun (km)" column shows different values for each planet (e.g., Mercury: \(5.79\times10^{7}\) km, Venus: \(1.08\times 10^{8}\) km), so they are not the same distance from the Sun.