When the Sun, the Earth, and a Planet All Lie

question 8

Multiple Choice

When the Sun, the Earth, and a planet all lie along a straight line, the planet is at:

• A) quadrature
• B) opposition
• C) greatest elongation
• D) conjunction
• E) either opposition or conjunction

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