Question

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Which statement best describes the motions of the planets around the Sun
due to gravity?
A. As planets move closer to the Sun, they can speed up or slow
down.
B. As planets move closer to the Sun, they slow down.
C. As planets move closer to the Sun, they neither speed up nor slow
down.
D. As planets move closer to the Sun, they speed up.

Answer 1

D. The closer the planets are to the sun they speed up, and the further away they are, they slow down.

Answer 2

The statement best describes the motions of the planets around the Sun

due to gravity is as planets move closer to the Sun, they speed up.

• When a planet orbits the Sun in a noncircular orbit, it will slow down as it moves away from the Sun and speed up as it moves toward the Sun.

A more physical way of stating this motion is that the planet

decelerates during half of its orbit and accelerates during the other half

All the planets are known to orbit around the Sun in the same direction in nearly circular orbits, nearly the same plane and as such are easy to identify.

Conclusively, The force responsible for the motion of planets around the sun is gravity as it pulls us to the surface of the Earth, keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun and causes the formation of planets, stars and galaxies.

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