When Earth Catches Up to a Slower-Moving Outer Planet and Passes

question 65

Multiple Choice

When Earth catches up to a slower-moving outer planet and passes it like a faster runner overtaking a slower runner in an outside lane, the planet

• A) exhibits retrograde motion.
• B) slows down because it feels Earth's gravitational pull.
• C) decreases in brightness as it passes through Earth's shadow.
• D) moves into a more elliptical orbit.
• E) exhibits prograde motion.

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