Kepler's First Law of Planetary Motion States That

question 17

Multiple Choice

Kepler's First Law of planetary motion states that

• A) an imaginary line joining the Sun and planet sweeps out equal areas in equal times
• B) the further a planet is from the Sun, the faster it moves in its orbit
• C) the orbits of planets are ellipses
• D) the further a planet is from the Sun, the slower it moves in its orbit

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