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According to Kepler's Laws, all planets move about the sun in _______ .

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elliptical path
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parabola path
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hyperbola path
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circular path
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Solution

The correct option is A elliptical path
Kepler was an astronomer who discovered that all other planets orbit the sun in an elliptical orbit. He found out that the orbit of the planets follows three laws. These laws are known as Kepler's Laws of planetary motion. Kepler’s first law states that planets move about about the sun in elliptical path .

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