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Keplers third law of planetary motion describes the relationship between the semi-major axis of a planet’s orbit and its (Fill in the blank)

Keplers third law of planetary motion describes the relationship between the semi-example-1
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Kepler's third law states that:

The squares of the orbital periods of the planets are directly proportional to the cubes of the semi-major axes of their orbits.

Therefore, it states the relationship between the semi major axis of the planet's orbit and its period. And the correct choice is C

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