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Which statement summarizes Kepler's First Law of Planetary Motion?

A. Planets in the solar system revolve around the sun.
B. Planets closest to the sun move faster in their orbits than those farther away.
C. Planets move fastest while Earth is at perihelion.
D. Planets revolve around the sun in elliptical orbits.

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Answer:

D.

Explanation:

Kepler First law – The Law of Orbits According to Kepler’s first law,” All the planets revolve around the sun in elliptical orbits having the sun at one of the foci”.

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The statement summarizes Kepler's First Law of Planetary Motion - D. Planets revolve around the sun in elliptical orbits.

Kepler's three laws describe the planetary bodies orbit about the Sun. The planets' orbits all are aligned to called the ecliptic plane.

Kepler's First Law:

  • The orbit of each planet about the Sun is an ellipse.
  • The Sun's center is always located at one focus of the orbital ellipse.
  • The planet follows the ellipse in its orbit, which explains that the planet to Sun distance is constantly changing as the planet revolves around its orbit.

Thus, the statement summarizes Kepler's First Law of Planetary Motion - D. Planets revolve around the sun in elliptical orbits.

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