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    Exam 2: Gravitation and the Motion of the Planets
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    A Planet's Sidereal Year Is Different from Its Synodic Year
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A Planet's Sidereal Year Is Different from Its Synodic Year

Question 2

Question 2

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A planet's sidereal year is different from its synodic year because the


A) Earth moves.
B) planet's speed changes along its elliptical orbit.
C) planet rotates about its own axis in addition to its orbital motion.
D) the planet moves.

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