Assertion: orbital speed | /r/HasProperty | proportional
Facets:
value: inversely
type: DEGREE
value: because of equivalently
type: CAUSE
value: to the distance
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: If forces are in the radial direction only with an inverse square dependence, as in the case of a gravitational orbit, angular momentum is constant, and transverse speed is inversely proportional to the distance, angular speed is inversely proportional to the distance squared, and the rate at which area is swept out is constant.
text: The transverse orbital speed is inversely proportional to the distance to the central body because of the law of conservation of angular momentum, or equivalently, Kepler's second law.