One of the predictions of Kepler's laws of planetary
motion is that
a) the planets move in circular orbits.
b) for a non-circular orbit, the closer a planet is to the Sun the faster it travels.
c) planets nearer the Sun have the longest orbital periods.
d) all planets move in elliptical orbits around Earth.
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