AnswersCMS Summer 2026 Earth and Environmental Science CREDIT RECOVERYEarth-Moon-Sun SystemQuestion 2
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Earth-Moon-Sun System
Question 2 • CMS Summer 2026 Earth and Environmental Science CREDIT RECOVERY
The image shows Earth’s orbit around the Sun.
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The speed increases from W to X because a component of the gravitational force acts in the direction opposite to the velocity.B
The speed increases from W to X because a component of the gravitational force acts in the direction of the velocity.C
The speed increases from X to W because a component of the gravitational force acts in the direction opposite to the velocity.D
The speed increases from X to W because a component of the gravitational force acts in the direction of the velocity.