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Any Variance in the Orbit of a Planet from Its

Question 57

Question 57

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Any variance in the orbit of a planet from its predicted path is referred to as___________ .


A) perturbation
B) Ptolemaic motion
C) occultation
D) precession
E) retrograde motion

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