SOLAR SYSTEM

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Kepler’s first law states that the orbits of the planets are in the shape of a/an ____
A
perfect circle
B
ellipse
C
spiral
D
None of the above
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. The Sun is at one focus. The planet follows the ellipse in its orbit, meaning that the planet to Sun distance is constantly changing as the planet goes around its orbit.

Detailed explanation-2: -The three laws state that: The orbit of a planet is an ellipse with the Sun at one of the two foci. A line segment joining a planet and the Sun sweeps out equal areas during equal intervals of time. The square of a planet’s orbital period is proportional to the cube of the length of the semi-major axis of its orbit.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kepler’s Law states that the planets move around the sun in elliptical orbits with the sun at one focus.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kepler’s first law states that path of the planets about the sun is elliptical in shape. The center of this ellipse is the sun being located at one focus.

Detailed explanation-5: -Kepler’s First Law: All the planets move around the sun in elliptical orbits with the sun at the focus. Kepler’s Second Law: The line joining the planet to the sun sweeps out equal areas in an equal interval of time.

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