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Which statement describes a planet as it moves along its orbit?(1 point)
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It travels fastest and experiences a stronger gravitational pull when it is farthest from the sun.
It travels fastest and experiences a stronger gravitational pull when it is farthest from the sun.

It travels fastest and experiences a stronger gravitational pull when it is closest to the sun.
It travels fastest and experiences a stronger gravitational pull when it is closest to the sun.

It travels slowest but experiences a stronger gravitational pull when it is farthest from the sun.
It travels slowest but experiences a stronger gravitational pull when it is farthest from the sun.

It travels slowest but experiences a stronger gravitational pull when it is closest to the sun.

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It travels fastest and experiences a stronger gravitational pull when it is closest to the sun.

Explanation: By Kepler’s laws a planet moves fastest at perihelion (closest point) and slowest at aphelion (farthest). Newton’s law of gravitation (F ∝ 1/r^2) means the Sun’s pull is stronger when the planet is closer, increasing its speed.