Physics 0625 · IGCSE · The Earth and the Solar System

The Earth and the Solar System — practice question

(a)[2]

Sketch the comet’s orbit around the Sun, and put an S on the diagram to show where the Sun is.

(b)[1]

Draw a cross on your diagram at the point where the comet is moving most slowly. Label the cross L.

(c)[3]

Explain why the speed of a comet varies as it moves round its orbit. Use conservation of energy in your explanation.

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