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QuizMultiple Choice

Two-Dimensional Motion and Gravity — Test

Question 12 • Physics

Johannes Kepler is known for which discovery in astronomy?

Answer
A
proposing the heliocentric model of the solar system
B
recording 20 years of data about planetary motion
C
determining planetary laws of motion
D
discovering planets around other stars

Explanation

Kepler is best known for formulating the laws of planetary motion, which describe how planets orbit the Sun. His laws showed, for example, that planetary orbits are elliptical rather than perfect circles. The heliocentric model was proposed earlier by Copernicus, so choice C is not correct.

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