Multiple Choice
Kepler's 1st Law of planetary motion states that
A) the orbits of the planets are ellipses with the Sun at one focus
B) an imaginary line joining the Sun and planet sweeps out equal areas in equal times
C) the further a planet is from the Sun, the slower it moves in its orbit
D) the further a planet is from the Sun, the faster it moves in its orbit
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