GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
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Question
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Which of Kepler’s Laws described the shape of a planet’s orbit?
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First Law
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Second Law
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Third Law
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Kepler’s First Law: each planet’s orbit about the Sun is an ellipse. The Sun’s center is always located at one focus of the orbital ellipse.
Detailed explanation-2: -Kepler’s third law-sometimes referred to as the law of harmonies-compares the orbital period and radius of orbit of a planet to those of other planets.
Detailed explanation-3: -Kepler’s first law states that “All planets orbit around the Sun in a path described by an ellipse such that the Sun at one of its two foci“. For example, the Earth moves around the Sun in an elliptical orbit. Hence, it is also known as the Law of Ellipses.
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