GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
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Question
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Which best describes a planet?
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It is a ball of hot gases.
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It produces its own light.
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It moves in an orbit around the Sun.
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It forms a pattern with the other planets.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Kepler’s First Law: each planet’s orbit about the Sun is an ellipse.
Detailed explanation-2: -Kepler’s Second Law Describes the Way an Object’s Speed Varies along Its Orbit. A planet’s orbital speed changes, depending on how far it is from the Sun. The closer a planet is to the Sun, the stronger the Sun’s gravitational pull on it, and the faster the planet moves.
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