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Which statement provides the best evidence that Earth revolves around the Sun?
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0.7
longer its period of revolution
Earth’s distance from the Sun is greatest
the Sun in slightly elliptical orbits
The seasons of spring, summer, fall, and winter repeat in a pattern.
D
A
Which graph best represents the change in gravitational attraction between the Sun and a comet as the distance between them increases?
A
0.7
longer its period of revolution
Earth’s distance from the Sun is greatest
the Sun in slightly elliptical orbits
The seasons of spring, summer, fall, and winter repeat in a pattern.
D
A
What is the approximate eccentricity of this elliptical orbit?
A
0.7
longer its period of revolution
Earth’s distance from the Sun is greatest
the Sun in slightly elliptical orbits
The seasons of spring, summer, fall, and winter repeat in a pattern.
D
A
Which graph best shows the general relationship between a planet's distance from the Sun and the Sun's gravitational attraction to the planet?
A
0.7
longer its period of revolution
Earth’s distance from the Sun is greatest
the Sun in slightly elliptical orbits
The seasons of spring, summer, fall, and winter repeat in a pattern.
D
A
The modern heliocentric model of planetary motion states that the planets travel around
A
0.7
longer its period of revolution
Earth’s distance from the Sun is greatest
the Sun in slightly elliptical orbits
The seasons of spring, summer, fall, and winter repeat in a pattern.
D
A
Earth’s orbital velocity is slowest on July 5 because
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0.7
longer its period of revolution
Earth’s distance from the Sun is greatest
the Sun in slightly elliptical orbits
The seasons of spring, summer, fall, and winter repeat in a pattern.
D
A
According to Kepler's Harmonic Law of Planetary Motion, the farther a planet is located from the Sun, the
A
0.7
longer its period of revolution
Earth’s distance from the Sun is greatest
the Sun in slightly elliptical orbits
The seasons of spring, summer, fall, and winter repeat in a pattern.
D
A
At which location is the planet's orbital velocity greatest?
A
0.7
longer its period of revolution
Earth’s distance from the Sun is greatest
the Sun in slightly elliptical orbits
The seasons of spring, summer, fall, and winter repeat in a pattern.
D
A
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