According to Kepler's Law(s) of planetary motion, all planets move around the Sun in _______ orbits with the Sun being at rest.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Elliptical
Kepler’s first law (the law of orbits) says that every planet moves round the Sun in an ellipse, with the Sun at one focus. Most planetary orbits are only slightly elongated, which is why they look nearly circular, but the path is an ellipse; the planet is therefore a little nearer the Sun at one point of its orbit (perihelion) than at the opposite point (aphelion).