Kepler's second law, which states that as a planet moves around its orbit it sweeps out equal areas in equal times, means that

a)planets have circular orbits
b)planets period does not depend on the eccentricity of its orbit
c)a planet travels faster when it is nearer to the Sun and slower when it is farther from the Sun


c)a planet travels faster when it is nearer to the Sun and slower when it is farther from the Sun

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