What Is Unusual About Triton's Orbit Around Neptune

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Multiple Choice

What is unusual about Triton's orbit around Neptune?

• A)Triton orbits in the same direction as Neptune rotates on its axis.
• B)Triton orbits in the opposite direction to the way Neptune rotates on its axis.
• C)Triton's rotation axis always points toward Neptune.
• D)Triton's rotation is in the opposite direction to its orbital direction.

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Definitions:

Rivalry

The competitive relationship between firms in the market, striving to gain advantage over each other in terms of sales, market share, or innovation.

Nonexcludable

A characteristic of a good or service whereby it is not possible to prevent people who have not paid for it from having access to it.

Free-rider Problem

A situation in which individuals benefit from resources, goods, or services without paying for them, leading to underprovision of those goods or services.

Public Goods

Goods that are non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning that anyone can consume them without diminishing their availability to others, such as public parks and clean air.