Which of the diagrams shown in the figure most closely shows the variation in kinetic energy of the earth as it moves once around the sun in its elliptical orbit?
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A body is falling freely under the action of gravity alone in a vacuum. Which of the following quantities remain constant during the fall?
| 1. | kinetic energy |
| 2. | potential energy |
| 3. | total mechanical energy |
| 4. | total linear momentum |
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