Physics 0625 · IGCSE · The Earth and the Solar System

The Earth and the Solar System — practice question

Comets travel around the Sun. Which statement best describes a comet’s orbit?

  • AThe orbit is circular with the Sun at the centre of the circle.
  • BThe orbit is circular with the Sun not at the centre of the circle.
  • CThe orbit is elliptical with the Sun at the centre of the ellipse.
  • DThe orbit is elliptical with the Sun not at the centre of the ellipse.

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