CAIE IGCSE Physics 6.1.2.7 Planets Minor Planets and Comets Have Questions

Learn to represent elliptical orbits and interpret average distance from the Sun.

Syllabus
2026–2028
Course
Physics 0625

Exam points

  • state that planets, minor planets and comets follow elliptical orbits
  • sketch an ellipse and place the Sun away from its centre at one focus
  • explain that a quoted planetary distance is an average over its elliptical orbit

CAIE IGCSE Physics 6.1.2.7 Planets Minor Planets and Comets Have Questions question 1

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State the shape of the orbits of the planets.

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