Exercise 3 Description The Figure Below Shows A Star And Five Orbiting Planets A E Note That Planets A B And C A 1 (75.52 KiB) Viewed 62 times
List the orbital period (from longest to shortest) ofthe planets. Or, indicate in the discussion if the orbital periodsof the planets would all be the same. Then, carefully explain yourreasoning for ranking the constellations this way.
Exercise #3 Description: The figure below shows a star and five orbiting planets (A - E). Note that planets A, B and C are in perfectly circular orbits. In contrast, planets D and E have more elliptical orbits. Note that the closest and farthest distances for the elliptical orbits of planets D and E happen to match the orbital distances of planets A, B, and C as shown in the figure. a=5 E Sun a=
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