Kepler's Laws: Halley's Comet is in a highly elliptical orbit around the sun. Therefore the orbital speed of Halley's Comet, while traveling around the sun,

A. is constant.
B. increases as it nears the Sun.
C. decreases as it nears the Sun.
D. is zero at two points in the orbit.


Answer: B

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