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Question 6
a.

The diagram shows the orbits of two celestial bodies around a central mass.

Celestial orbits

Select words from the list below to identify the three labels (i), (ii), and (iii):

  • comet
  • galaxy
  • planet
  • star
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b.

A moon is in a stable, approximately circular orbit around a planet. State the direction of the gravitational force acting on this moon.

[1]
c.

Give the scientific term for the structure that consists of a large collection of billions of galaxies.

[1]

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