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Post-6.2: As a planet orbits the Sun in a noncircular orbit, it will slow down as it moves away from the Sun and speed up as it moves toward the Sun. A more physical way of stating this motion is that the planet a. decelerates during half of its orbit and accelerates during the other half. b. is not accelerated when it is the closest to the Sun or when it is at its farthest distance.
