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QuizMultiple Choice

Two-Dimensional Motion — Test

Question 17 • Physics I

Johannes Kepler is known for which discovery in astronomy?

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

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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