Planets with larger orbital radii have longer orbital periods only because they have a longer distance to travel in each orbit

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


FALSE

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The visible star nearest the Sun,__________, has a parallax of only 0.76 arc seconds

A) Procyon B) Epsilon Indi C) Sirius D) Alpha Centauri

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Life probably did not originate on the land surface because

A) impacts would have destroyed any life that appeared B) water was not plentiful on land C) there was no ozone layer to shield out harmful UV rays D) organic materials were not present on the land

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Rocks that formed from the cooling of molten material are classified as

a. discordant. b. metamorphic. c. sedimentary. d. igneous.

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This figure shows the circle upon circle motion of a planet in the Ptolemaic model. At which point(s) is the planet in the middle of its period of retrograde motion in our sky?

(a) 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 only
(d) 1 and 3

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