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Question: Which of the diagrams shows in figure most closely shows the variation in kinetic energy of the eart...
Which of the diagrams shows in figure most closely shows the variation in kinetic energy of the earth as it moves once around the sun in its elliptical orbit?
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As the earth moves once around the sun is its elliptical orbit, its kinetic energy is maximum when it is farthest from the sun. As kinetic energy is never zero during its motion, hence option (4) is correct.