Question
A planet moving around the sun is a good illustration of the law of conservation of energy. Explain.
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Answer
At all stages during motion of the planet around sun, the sum of kinetic and potential energies is constant. When the planet is farthest from the sun, it is slowest. In other words, it has minimum kinetic energy and hence maximum potential energy.
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