Question

Part D Each of the four diagrams below represents the orbit of the same asteroid, but each one shows it in a different position along its orbit of the Sun. Imagine that you observed the asteroid as it traveled for one week, starting from each of the positions shown. Rank the positions based on the area that would be swept out by a line drawn between the Sun and the asteroid during the one-week period. Rank from largest to smallest. If you think that two (or more) of the diagrams should be ranked as equal, drag one on top of the other(s) to show this equality Reset Help Sun Sun Sun Sun Largest Smallest

Answer 1

Here, we need to use Kepler's law of equal areas

As per the law, if an imaginary line was drawn from the center of the asteroid to the center of the sun, that line would sweep out the same area in equal periods of time.

Therefore, no matter where the asteroid is , the area swept will be equal for all the given case.

therefore, just place all you diagrams on top of each other.