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The planets revolve around the sun in elliptical path known as

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circle
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orbit
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The correct option is B orbit
The planets revolve around the sun in elliptical path known as orbit. These orbits were well defined by an astronomer Kepler. He formulated three laws which are known as Kepler's laws of planetary motion. It states that all the planets move around the sun in orbit. These orbits are of elliptical shape having their center as sun.

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