Kepler's First Law States That the Orbit of a Planet

question 121

Multiple Choice

Kepler's first law states that the orbit of a planet about the Sun is a(n)

• A) circle with the Sun at the center.
• B) ellipse with Earth at the center.
• C) ellipse with the Sun at one focus.
• D) ellipse with the Sun at the center.

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