Question

Which statement summarizes Kepler's First Law of Planetary Motion?(1 point)
Responses

Planets move fastest while Earth is at perihelion.
Planets move fastest while Earth is at perihelion.

Planets closest to the sun move faster in their orbits than those farther away.
Planets closest to the sun move faster in their orbits than those farther away.

Planets revolve around the sun in elliptical orbits.
Planets revolve around the sun in elliptical orbits.

Planets in the solar system revolve around the sun.

Answer 1

The statement that summarizes Kepler's First Law of Planetary Motion is:

**Planets revolve around the sun in elliptical orbits.**

This law states that the orbits of the planets are not perfect circles but ellipses, with the sun located at one of the foci of the ellipse.