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    The Time It Takes for a Planet to Come Back
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The Time It Takes for a Planet to Come Back

Question 88

Question 88

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The time it takes for a planet to come back to the same position relative to the Sun is called its ________ period.


A) synodic
B) sidereal
C) heliocentric
D) geocentric
E) prograde

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