The Amount of Time a Planet Takes to Orbit the Sun

question 67

Multiple Choice

The amount of time a planet takes to orbit the Sun once, from that planet's perspective, is called its ________ period.

• A) synodic
• B) sidereal
• C) prograde
• D) retrograde
• E) geocentric

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