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.
elliptical
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