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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 a highly elongated ellipsis.
its orbit is a highly elongated ellipsis.
its orbit is close to another planet's.
its orbit is close to another planet's.
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
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its orbit is a highly elongated ellipsis.
its orbit is a highly elongated ellipsis.
its orbit is close to another planet's.
its orbit is close to another planet's.
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
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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 ellipse.** This indicates that the shape of the orbit is stretched out rather than being circular.