Question

All the planets move around the sun in a
(i) Circular path (ii) Rectangular path (iii) Elongated path

NCERT Class 6th Social Science The Earth: Our Habitat Ch 1 The Earth in the Solar system

Answer 1

All the planets move around the Sun in an:

(iii)Elongated Path  (i.e. an Elliptical Path)

Answer 2

The correct answer is option III i.e Elongated path.

All the planets of the of the solar system-- Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune move around the sun in a fixed elongated path. The paths are called as orbits and all the planets move along its orbit. Some planets take more time to complete one round along its orbit while others took less time to complete.