Which of the following is not a major pattern of motion in the solar system?
A)Nearly all comets orbit the Sun in same direction and roughly the same plane.
B)Most of the solar system's large moons orbit in their planet's equatorial plane.
C)The Sun and most of the planets rotate in the same direction in which the planets orbit the Sun.
D)All of the planets orbit the Sun in the same direction-counterclockwise as viewed from above Earth's north pole.

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This statement is actually false. Comets have very elongated and unpredictable orbits that can take them in any direction and inclination relative to the plane of the ecliptic (the plane in which most planets orbit). Some comets even have retrograde orbits, meaning they orbit the Sun in the opposite direction of most other objects in the solar system.

Which of the Following Is Not a Major Pattern of Motion