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Why do planets move slower at aphelion?

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Question

Why do planets move slower at aphelion?

Options

  • Gravity is stronger

  • Distance from Sun is less

  • Gravity is weaker

  • The orbit is circular there

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Solution

Gravity is weaker

Explanation:

When farther from the Sun (aphelion), gravity is weaker, so speed is less.

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