Planets do not collide with each other as they have _______.

the same orbital paths

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the same orbital plane

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different elliptical orbits

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different orbital planes

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Solution

The correct option is C different elliptical orbits

Planets revolve around the Sun in separate elliptical orbits at different speeds. Thus, they never collide with each other. Planets revolve around the Sun . They could have collided with each other if they had same orbit and this could have led to catastrophic destruction.

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Statement 1: Planets revolving around the sun never collide.

Statement 2: Planets revolve around the sun in a definite path known as orbit. An orbit does not cross any other orbit.

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