Kepler's first law states that the orbit of each planet is an ellipse with the Sun at one focus. Which of the following statements describe a characteristic of the solar system that is explained by Kepler's first law? A) The sun is located slightly off centered from the middle of each planet's orbit. B) Earth is slightly closer to the sun on one side of its orbit than on the other side

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Soren Odonnell

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4 July, 12:16

Kepler's first law states that the orbit of each planet is an ellipse with the Sun at one focus. Which of the following statements describe a characteristic of the solar system that is explained by Kepler's first law? A) The sun is located slightly off centered from the middle of each planet's orbit. B) Earth is slightly closer to the sun on one side of its orbit than on the other side

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The sun is located slightly off center from the middle of each planets orbit

Inner planet orbits the sun at higher orbit than that of the outer planet

Earth is slightly closer to the earth on one side of its orbit than other side

All the planets orbit the sun in one plane

Venus orbits the sun faster than earth

Pluto moves faster when it is closer to the sun than when it farthest

Explanation:the correct answer are

The sun is located slightly off centre from the middle of each planet

Earth is closer to the sun on one side of its orbit than the other