Halley's Comet Is in a Highly Elliptical Orbit Around the Sun.Therefore

question 74

Multiple Choice

Halley's Comet is in a highly elliptical orbit around the sun.Therefore the orbital speed of Halley's Comet,while traveling around the sun,

• A)is constant.
• B)increases as it nears the Sun.
• C)decreases as it nears the Sun.
• D)is zero at two points in the orbit.

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