The Solar System Answers

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Which objects have the most similar eccentricities?

A
Earth and Neptune
B
Mercury and Mars
C
Saturn and Venus
D
Jupiter and Uranus
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What is the transit of Venus?

A
When the orbit of Venus crosses the orbit of Earth
B
When Venus can be seen from Earth and appears to be shaded by the moon
C
When Venus can be seen from Earth and appears to shade the Sun
D
When Venus can be seen from Earth and appears to trace a path across the face of the Sun
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Kepler's second law states that a planet speeds up as it gets closer to the Sun. The image below shows a planet in its counterclockwise orbit around the Sun. The orbit is highlighted in red. Which of the following statements is true?

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A
The planet is speeding up.
B
The planet is slowing down.
C
The planet travels at the same speed throughout its orbit.
D
The planet's speed varies randomly and does not depend on its orbital position because it rotates counterclockwise.

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