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How does the eccentricity of the Earth’s orbit compare with the eccentricities of ellipses 1-3 above? Is Earth’s orbit closer to the shape of a circle or an ellipse? Explain your answer using scientific reasoning.

How does the eccentricity of the Earths orbit compare with the eccentricities of ellipses 13 above Is Earths orbit closer to the shape of a circle or an ellipse class=
How does the eccentricity of the Earths orbit compare with the eccentricities of ellipses 13 above Is Earths orbit closer to the shape of a circle or an ellipse class=

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We know that the closer the value of the eccentricity is to zero, the closer the figure is to a circle. The Earths' orbit is very close to that of a circle since it is very close to zero. Ellipses 1, 2, and 3 are not very close to zero, so they are not close to having a circular shape. They are more elliptical in nature.