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Which of the following statements is true of planetary movement in our solar system? A. The Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun. B. The Sun revolves around the Earth and other planets. C. The Earth and planets all revolve around the Earth's moon. D. Only the first three planets revolve around the Sun.

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A :) the planets revolve around the sun due to the sun making up most of the Solar System's center of mass
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All the planets move around the Sun describing elliptical orbits. The Sun is in one of the foci of the ellipse.

The answer is: A. The Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun.

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