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Orbits and Eccentricity Multiple Choice Test

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Orbits and Eccentricity

Use your knowledge of Earth science to answer all questions in the data set. You will need your Earth Science reference tables and a calculator to answer some of the questions. Good Luck.

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At which location is the planet's orbital velocity greatest?

The modern heliocentric model of planetary motion states that the planets travel around

Earth’s orbital velocity is slowest on July 5 because

Which graph best shows the general relationship between a planet's distance from the Sun and the Sun's gravitational attraction to the planet?

What is the approximate eccentricity of this elliptical orbit?

Which observation is a direct result of changes in distance between Earth and the Sun?

Which graph best represents the change in gravitational attraction between the Sun and a comet as the distance between them increases?

Which statement provides the best evidence that Earth revolves around the Sun?

Which planet has the most eccentric orbit?

According to Kepler's Harmonic Law of Planetary Motion, the farther a planet is located from the Sun, the

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