The shape of the orbits of the planets in our solar system would be described as elliptical. According to Kepler's First Law of Planetary Motion, the orbits of the planets are ellipses with the Sun at one of the foci. While many planetary orbits are nearly circular, they are not perfectly circular and are classified as elliptical.
The shape of the orbits of the planets in our solar system would be described as
nearly circular
parabolic
elliptical
perfectly circular
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