24 Kepler\'s Second Law Consider the table below listing the orbit eccentricitie

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24 Kepler's Second Law Consider the table below listing the orbit eccentricities for objects in the solar system. Recall that an orbit with an eccentricity of zero is perfectly circular whereas the h cal orbits shown in Parts I and II would have a high eccentricity of approximately 0.90 Object Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Eccentricity of Orbit 0.206 0.007 0.016 0.093 0.048 0.054 0.047 0.008 0.248 12) Which of the three orbits shown below (A, B, or C) would you say most closely matches the shape of Earth's orbit around the Sun? Explain your reasoning. 3)Which of the listed objects would experience the largest change in orbital speed and which would experience the smallest change in orbital speed? Describe the extent to which you think Earth's orbital speed changes throughout a year? Explain your reasoning. LECTURE-TUTORIALS FOR INTRODUCTORY ASTRONun THRO EDITION 2013 Pearson Education, Inc.

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12. Earth's orbit has an eccentricity of 0.0167 so option B is correct because in option A the path shown is circular and in path 3 eccentricity is very high.

13. Pluto - most eccentric, therefore, the largest change in orbital speed similarly venus lowest eccentric hence less change in orbital speed

14. Earth’s orbital speed does not change very much throughout the year because its distance from the sun doesn’t change very much.

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