alleryStart learning →What is the shape of the path along which a planet travels around the Sun?
AA straight line
BAn ellipse
CA perfect square
DAn open spiral
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. An ellipse
Planets follow elliptical orbits with the Sun at one focus, as Kepler's laws describe.
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