NEET Physics Kepler's Laws MCQ Question
What is one of the three laws extracted by Johannes Kepler from Tycho Brahe's observations of planets?
Planets move in elliptical orbits with the Sun at one focus.
The square of the orbital period of a planet is directly proportional to the cube of its average distance from the Sun.
All planets have circular orbits around the Sun.
Planets move at constant speed in their orbits.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
Kepler's laws include the principle that planets move in elliptical orbits with the Sun at one focus, which reflects the foundational findings that he derived from Brahe's data.
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