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Orbit and Orbital Plane

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Every planet has _______.

A

similar orbits

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a unique orbit

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the same orbit

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circular orbits

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Solution

The correct option is B a unique orbit
Every planet has unique elliptical orbits. These ellipses are of different shapes and sizes. All these orbits lie on the same plane. Hence the orbital plane is the same for all planets but the orbits are different.

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