Question
What does it mean when the orbital eccentricity of a planet is close to 1?(1 point)
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its orbit is a highly elongated ellipsis.
its orbit is a highly elongated ellipsis.
Its orbit crosses over the orbit of another planet.
Its orbit crosses over the orbit of another planet.
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.
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its orbit is a highly elongated ellipsis.
its orbit is a highly elongated ellipsis.
Its orbit crosses over the orbit of another planet.
Its orbit crosses over the orbit of another planet.
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.
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GPT-4o mini
When the orbital eccentricity of a planet is close to 1, it means:
**its orbit is a highly elongated ellipsis.**
Eccentricity values range from 0 (a perfect circle) to just below 1 (a very elongated ellipse). As the eccentricity approaches 1, the shape of the orbit becomes increasingly stretched out.
**its orbit is a highly elongated ellipsis.**
Eccentricity values range from 0 (a perfect circle) to just below 1 (a very elongated ellipse). As the eccentricity approaches 1, the shape of the orbit becomes increasingly stretched out.