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this is an earth science question: what is eccentricity?

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Answer 2

The orbital eccentricity of an astronomical body is the amount by which its orbit deviates from a perfect circle

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so if its far from a circle is it hig or low eccentricity?

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he Earth's orbit is an ellipse. The eccentricity is a measure of the departure of this ellipse from circularity. The shape of the Earth's orbit varies in time between nearly circular (low eccentricity of 0.005) and mildly elliptical (high eccentricity of 0.058) with the mean eccentricity of 0.028.

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simpler terms please im a blonde

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WELL THE ECCENTRICITY I BELIEVE UR TALKIN BOUT IS THE AMOUNT BY WHICH A SUBSTANCE DEVIATES OR SHIFT FROM A PERFECT CIRCLE

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yes so if its close to a circle is it high or low eccentricity?

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low

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low when its far from a circle?

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im sorry guys science i not my thing more of a writer

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Low eccentricity = close to a circle

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low eccentricity = = close to a circle

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thanks guys

Answer 14

think about what the word eccentric means.

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Low eccentricity means that the orbit is nearly circular i.e. more near to a circle than an ellipse

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how

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theres no blue button

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i dont see nothing that says good answer

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strange !!!! on the right margin u do not see any rectangle with the words Good Answer written in it??

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i wish i could give u the credit because u really helped me

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there! all done!

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well it just changes the status of yr question to one that has been answered

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oh i never clicked anything but ok

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tks dhatraditya

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what does tks mean

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np harikirat

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thanks

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oh i feel dumb

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you guys must think im stupid i promise im not i have a 93 average im just not good in science

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np means no problem. anything else? :)

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we all have our flaws. chill! :)

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lol

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even Einstein did not know EVERYTHING !!!!!

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true

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6. How does the numerical value of “e” change as the shape of the ellipse approaches a straight line? e being eccentricity

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i hope so lol

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