Question

Mercury
What shape is the orbit of Mercury?
Why do you think the Sun is not at the center of Mercury’s orbit?
What did you notice about the motion of Mercury in its orbit?
Earth
What is the orbit of the Earth?
Is the Sun at the center of the Earth’s orbit?
Describe the motion of the Earth throughout its orbit?
Does it move at constant speed?
Mars
What is the orbit of the Mars?
Is the Sun at the center of the Mars’s orbit?
Describe the motion of Mars throughout its orbit?
Does it move at constant speed?
Saturn
What is the orbit of the Saturn?
Is the Sun at the center of the Saturn’s orbit?
Describe the motion of Saturn throughout its orbit?
Does it move at constant speed?
Neptune
What is the orbit of the Neptune?
Is the Sun at the center of the Neptune's orbit?
Describe the motion of Neptune throughout its orbit?
Does it move at constant speed?
Comet
What is the orbit of the comet?
Is the Sun at the center of the comet’s orbit?
Describe the motion of the comet throughout its orbit?
Does it move at constant speed?

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Answer 1

Answer/Explanation:

Mercury

1) What is the orbit of the Mercury?

The shape of the orbit is oval

2) Is the Sun at the center of the Earth’s orbit?

No

3) Describe the motion of the Earth throughout its orbit?

Starts fast then gets slower then begins to speed up again

4) Does it move at constant speed?

No

Earth

1) What is the orbit of the Earth?

The shape of the orbit is circular

2) Is the Sun at the center of the Earth’s orbit?

Yes

3) Describe the motion of the Earth throughout its orbit?

Travels at a steady consistent speed.

4) Does it move at constant speed?

Yes

Mars

1) What is the orbit of the Mars?

The shape of the orbit is circular

2) Is the Sun at the center of the Earth’s orbit?

Yes

3) Describe the motion of the Earth throughout its orbit?

Travels at a steady consistent speed.

​4) Does it move at constant speed?

Yes

Saturn

1) What is the orbit of the Saturn?

The shape of the orbit is circular

2) Is the Sun at the center of the Earth’s orbit?

Yes

3) Describe the motion of the Earth throughout its orbit?

Travels at a steady consistent speed.

​4) Does it move at constant speed?

Yes

Neptune

1) What is the orbit of the Neptune?

The shape of the orbit is circular

2) Is the Sun at the center of the Earth’s orbit?

Yes

3) Describe the motion of the Earth throughout its orbit?

Travels at a steady consistent speed.

4) Does it move at constant speed?

Yes

Comet

1) What is the orbit of the Comet?

The shape of the orbit is oval

2) Is the Sun at the center of the Earth’s orbit?

No

3) Describe the motion of the Earth throughout its orbit?

starts slow and gets faster and faster

4) Does it move at constant speed?

No