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Which observation is a direct result of changes in distance between Earth and the Sun?
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the Sun in slightly elliptical orbits
Pluto
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The apparent diameter of the Sun shows predictable changes in size.
longer its period of revolution
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Which planet has the most eccentric orbit?
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the Sun in slightly elliptical orbits
Pluto
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The apparent diameter of the Sun shows predictable changes in size.
longer its period of revolution
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?
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the Sun in slightly elliptical orbits
Pluto
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The apparent diameter of the Sun shows predictable changes in size.
longer its period of revolution
A
According to Kepler's Harmonic Law of Planetary Motion, the farther a planet is located from the Sun, the
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D
the Sun in slightly elliptical orbits
Pluto
0.7
The apparent diameter of the Sun shows predictable changes in size.
longer its period of revolution
A
What is the approximate eccentricity of this elliptical orbit?
A
D
the Sun in slightly elliptical orbits
Pluto
0.7
The apparent diameter of the Sun shows predictable changes in size.
longer its period of revolution
A
At which location is the planet's orbital velocity greatest?
A
D
the Sun in slightly elliptical orbits
Pluto
0.7
The apparent diameter of the Sun shows predictable changes in size.
longer its period of revolution
A
The modern heliocentric model of planetary motion states that the planets travel around
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D
the Sun in slightly elliptical orbits
Pluto
0.7
The apparent diameter of the Sun shows predictable changes in size.
longer its period of revolution
A
Which graph best represents the change in gravitational attraction between the Sun and a comet as the distance between them increases?
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D
the Sun in slightly elliptical orbits
Pluto
0.7
The apparent diameter of the Sun shows predictable changes in size.
longer its period of revolution
A
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