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Orbital Energy and Bound Orbits
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AST.100 Orbital Energy and Bound Orbits
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Which description fits an elliptical orbit rather than a parabolic or hyperbolic path?
A
The object moves in a straight line because gravity is absent.
B
The object escapes with zero total energy and never returns.
C
The object returns repeatedly and has negative total orbital energy.
D
The object has positive total energy and a leftover speed far away.
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