Which statements describe the motion of a planet according to Kepler’s second law? Choose two correct answers.

Kepler’s second law says that a line from a planet to the Sun sweeps out equal areas during equal time intervals. Because the planet covers a larger distance when it is nearer the Sun and a smaller distance when farther away, its speed varies along its orbit. Thus the correct statements are that the planet’s speed varies and that it sweeps out equal areas in equal times.

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