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Can someone please help me with this?? It's due in an hour and I've been stuck on it!

I've gotten the first three of all of them done, but I am stuck on the last two. You can probably look them up.

[Part One]

Mercury:
1. What shape is the orbit of Mercury?
2. Why do you think the Sun is not at the center of Mercury’s orbit?
3. What did you notice about the motion of Mercury in its orbit?
Click on each highlighted section and record the area. What do you notice about each area?
4. Click on the “Toggle Major Axes” button. Record any observation regarding the perihelion distance (Rp) and the aphelion distance (Ra).

Earth:
1. What is the orbit of the Earth?
2. Is the Sun at the center of the Earth’s orbit?
3. Describe the motion of the Earth throughout its orbit? Does it move at constant speed?
4. Click on each highlighted section and record the area. What do you notice about each area?
5. Click on the “Toggle Major Axes” button. Record any observation regarding the perihelion distance (Rp) and the aphelion distance (Ra).

Mars:
1. What is the orbit of the Mars?
2. Is the Sun at the center of the Mars’s orbit?
3. Describe the motion of Mars throughout its orbit? Does it move at constant speed?
4. Click on each highlighted section and record the area. What do you notice about each area?
5. Click on the “Toggle Major Axes” button. Record any observation regarding the perihelion distance (Rp) and the aphelion distance (Ra).

[Part Two]

Saturn:
1. What is the orbit of the Saturn?
2. Is the Sun at the center of the Saturn’s orbit?
3. Describe the motion of Saturn throughout its orbit? Does it move at constant speed?
4. Click on each highlighted section and record the area. What do you notice about each area?
5. Click on the “Toggle Major Axes” button. Record any observation regarding the perihelion distance (Rp) and the aphelion distance (Ra).

Neptune
1. What is the orbit of the Neptune?
2. Is the Sun at the center of the Nepturn’s orbit?
3. Describe the motion of Neptune throughout its orbit? Does it move at constant speed?
4. Click on each highlighted section and record the area. What do you notice about each area?
5. Click on the “Toggle Major Axes” button. Record any observation regarding the perihelion distance (Rp) and the aphelion distance (Ra).

Comet
1. What is the orbit of the comet?
2. Is the Sun at the center of the comet’s orbit?
3. Describe the motion of the comet throughout its orbit? Does it move at constant speed?
4. Click on each highlighted section and record the area. What do you notice about each area?
5. Click on the “Toggle Major Axes” button. Record any observation regarding the perihelion distance (Rp) and the aphelion distance (Ra).

Answer 1

Earth:

1. What is the orbit of the Earth?

365 days

2. Is the Sun at the center of the Earth’s orbit?

Yes

3. Describe the motion of the Earth throughout its orbit? Does it move at constant speed?

Yes, the Earth moves pretty quickly and orbits around the Sun at a rate of approximately 67,000 miles per hour.

Mars:

1. What is the orbit of Mars?

The shape is circular, 687 days

2. Is the Sun at the center of Mars’s orbit?

Yes

3. Describe the motion of Mars throughout its orbit? Does it move at constant speed?

Travels at a regular steady speed, yes moves at a constant speed

Saturn:

1. What is the orbit of Saturn?

Circular, 29 years

2. Is the Sun at the center of Saturn’s orbit?

Yes

3. Describe the motion of Saturn throughout its orbit? Does it move at constant speed?

Just like Mars, it moves faster when it is closer to the sun, so yes.

Neptune:

1. What is the orbit of Neptune?

Circular, 165 years

2. Is the Sun at the center of Nepturn’s orbit?

Yes

3. Describe the motion of Neptune throughout its orbit? Does it move at constant speed?

A steady consistent speed and yes it moves at a constant speed.

Comet:

1. What is the orbit of the comet?

An oval, 200 years

2. Is the Sun at the center of the comet’s orbit?

No

3. Describe the motion of the comet throughout its orbit? Does it move at constant speed?

A comet starts off slow then picks up speed and no it does not move at a constant speed.

Step-by-step explanation:

I hope this helps, You're welcome.