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Each of the eight planets in the Solar System follows a different elliptical orbit around the Sun. An ellipse is a type of oval shape. Each planet's orbit is at a different distance from the Sun than the other planets' orbits.

Beginning nearest to the Sun, the order of the planets is: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

Based on this order, which of the following is true of Mercury?
A.
It must travel farther than Earth does to complete one orbit around the Sun.
B.
It travels a shorter distance than Earth does to complete one orbit around the Sun.
C.
It travels the same distance as Earth does to complete one orbit around the Sun.
D.
It must travel in the opposite direction around the Sun than Earth does.

Answer 1

Answer:

It must travel farther than Earth does to complete one orbit around the Sun.

Explanation:

Each planet orbits around the Sun along an elliptical path. The farther away from the Sun a planet is, the larger the ellipse. The larger the ellipse, the longer the distance around it. Because the orbit of Mars is larger than the orbit of Earth, Mars must travel farther than Earth does to complete one orbit around the Sun.

Answer 2

Mercury travels a shorter distance than Earth does to complete one orbit around the Sun.

Based on the positions of the 8 planets from the sun, Mercury is closest to the sun. The implies that the distance of Mercury from sun is very short when compared to Earth or other planets.

The shorter the distance, the shorter time it would require to make a complete orbit around the sun.

For instance;

• It takes Mercury about 88 days to make a complete orbit around the sun
• It takes Earth about 365 days to make a complete orbit around the sun

Thus, we can conclude that Mercury travels a shorter distance than Earth does to complete one orbit around the Sun.

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