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

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Kepler's First Law states that the orbits of planets are ellipses, not circles. This law is also known as the law of orbits.

Kepler's First Law of Planetary Motion States That