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Question

A. Earth circles the sun, but Pluto does not.
B. Earth's orbit closely approximates a circle with the sun positioned at its center. Pluto's orbit is more elliptical with the sun positioned on its long axis about 10 astronomical units away from the center.
C. Pluto's orbit closely approximates a circle with the sun positioned at its center. Earth's orbit is more elliptical with the sun positioned on its long axis about 10 astronomical units away from the center.
D. The orbits of Earth and Pluto are both circular, with the sun positioned at their centers, but the diameter of Pluto's orbit is about 40 times that of Earth.

Answer 1

Answer: B