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arivle123

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A comet is found in a highly elliptical orbit to have a semi-major axis equal to one astronomical unit (AU). According to Kelper's 3rd law of what would be the sidereal period of this comet?
 
  a. It will be more than one year.
  b. It will be one year.
  c. It will be less than one year.
  d. 76 years; the same for every comet
  e. Not enough information is given to determine.

Question 2

The sun creates its energy by the process of
 
  a. nuclear fission.
  b. nuclear fusion.
  c. convection.
  d. conduction.
  e. radiation.



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kusterl

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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B



arivle123

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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again




 

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