Question

14. Select the correct words to fill in the blanks to this sentence: As a planet draws away from the sun in its orbit, the gravity pull from the sun pulls _________on the planet and the planet's speed _________.(1 point)
Responses

backwards, decreases
backwards, decreases

forwards, decreases
forwards, decreases

backwards, increases
backwards, increases

forwards, increases
forwards, increases

Answer 1

The correct words to fill in the blanks are:

**backwards, decreases.**

So the complete sentence reads: As a planet draws away from the sun in its orbit, the gravity pull from the sun pulls backwards on the planet and the planet's speed decreases.