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What does it mean when the orbital eccentricity of a planet is close to 1?(1 point) Responses Its orbit is not closed around a fixed point Its orbit is not closed around a fixed point its orbit is close to another planet's. its orbit is close to another planet's. its orbit is a highly elongated ellipsis. its orbit is a highly elongated ellipsis. Its orbit crosses over the orbit of another planet.
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Astronomers discover a new comet that follows a highly elliptical orbit. What is its eccentricity likely to be?(1 point) Responses 0.0009 0.0009 0.1500 0.1500 0.9200 0.9200 0.0014
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Venus has the smallest orbital eccentricity of any of the planets. What is the eccentricity of Venus?(1 point) Responses 0.0000 0.0000 0.0068 0.0068 0.8040 0.8040 1.0300
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Its orbit is a highly elongated ellipse.
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The eccentricity of a comet with a highly elliptical orbit is likely to be high, with a value close to 0.9200.
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The eccentricity of Venus is 0.0068.