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Two Asteroids Have Elliptical Orbits Around the Sun with the Same

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Two asteroids have elliptical orbits around the Sun with the same semimajor axes but different eccentricities.Which of the following statements is true?


A) The orbit with the smaller eccentricity comes closest to the Sun.
B) The orbit with the smaller eccentricity has a longer period.
C) The orbit with the larger eccentricity has a larger semiminor axis.
D) The orbit with the larger eccentricity has a larger change in speed.

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