Why is earth closer to the sun in January as compared to July month use scientific reasoning to answer?

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All of the following statements are true. Which one can be explained by Kepler's second law?

The Sun is not in the precise center of Saturn's orbit.
Earth is slightly closer to the Sun in January than in July.
All the planets orbit the Sun in nearly the same plane.
Mars moves faster in its orbit when it is closer to the Sun than when it is farther from the Sun.
Venus orbits the Sun at a faster orbital speed than Earth.

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Kepler's third law states that a planet's orbital period, p, isrelated to its average (semimajor axis) orbital distance, a,according to the mathematical relationship p^{2} = a^{3}. Which ofthe following statements describe a characteristic of the solarsystem that is explained by Kepler's third law?

a) Venus orbits the Sun faster than Earth orbits the Sun.
b) Inner planets orbit the Sun at higher speed thanouterplanets
c) The Sun is located slightly off-center from the middle ofeachplanet's orbit.
d) All the planets orbit the Sun in nearly the same plane
e) Earth is slightly closer to the Sun on one side of itsorbit thanon the other side
f) Pluto moves faster when it is closer to the Sun thanwhen it isfarther from the Sun

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2)Kepler's third law states that a planet's orbital period,p, isrelated to its average (semimajor axis) orbitaldistance, a,according to the mathematical relationshipp^{2} = a^{3}. Which ofthefollowing statements describe a characteristic of the solarsystemthat is explained by Kepler's third law?

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a) Venus orbits the Sun faster than Earth orbits the Sun.
b) Inner planets orbit the Sun at higher speed thanouterplanets
c) The Sun is located slightly off-center from the middle ofeachplanet's orbit.
d) All the planets orbit the Sun in nearly the same plane
e) Earth is slightly closer to the Sun on one side of itsorbit thanon the other side
f) Pluto moves faster when it is closer to the Sun thanwhen it isfarther from the Sun

The earth is nearly three times the distance from the sun as the planet Mercury. How many times more intense is the intensity of the light from the sun at the earth compared to Mercury?

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