AnswersCMS Summer 2026 Earth and Environmental Science CREDIT RECOVERYEarth-Moon-Sun SystemQuestion 3
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Earth-Moon-Sun System
Question 3 • CMS Summer 2026 Earth and Environmental Science CREDIT RECOVERY
The image shows how Earth orbits the Sun. Points W and X are the same distance from the Sun.
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Earth is speeding up at W and slowing down at X because the force on Earth is greater at W than at X.B
Earth is slowing down at W and speeding up at X because the force on Earth is greater at W than at X.C
The speed of Earth is the same at W as at X because the force on Earth is the same at W as at X.D
The speed of Earth is greater at W than at X because the force on Earth is greater at W than at X.