JEE Main & Advanced
Physics
Gravitation / गुरुत्वाकर्षण
Question Bank
Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion
question_answer
The earth E moves in an elliptical orbit with the sun S at one of the foci as shown in figure. Its speed of motion will be maximum at the point [BHU 1994; CPMT 1997]
A)C
B) A
C) B
D) D
Correct Answer:
B
Solution :
Speed of the earth will be maximum when its distance from the sun is minimum because \[mvr=\]constant