Multiple Choice
The eccentricity of a planet's orbit describes
A) westward motion in the night sky when observed on successive nights.
B) the deviation in shape when compared to a circle.
C) its tilt with respect to the ecliptic plane.
D) the tilt of the planet's rotational axis with respect to the ecliptic.
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