AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based · Past multiple choice · Question 12, 2023 edition of the earlier course · Calculator allowed

True statements about an elliptical orbit

Pick the two statements that hold for a satellite on an elliptical orbit around Earth.

Lessons this question tests

1 Read the question

The question is College Board's: sample question 12 in AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based Course and Exam Description. It starts on page 186 of the PDF. College Board no longer posts this edition, so it opens from the copy the Internet Archive saved on December 7, 2023. A graphing calculator is allowed, as on the exam.

Open Question 12 (PDF, page 186)

2 Pick your two answers

This question asks for two answers. Press both; the check comes after the second.

Question and answer key: College Board, from the Internet Archive. The title and summary are ours.