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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• Kepler's first law of planetary motion states that the orbit of a planet around the Sun is an ellipse.
• The law also states that, in an elliptical orbit, the object being orbited is one of the ellipse's foci.
• Kepler's laws of planetary motion also apply to natural satellites (e.g.. moons).
• Europa is a moon of Jupiter that orbits the planet in 3.55 Earth days on average.
• Europa's orbit is elliptical.
The student wants to provide an explanation and example of Kepler's first law of planetary motion. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
Kepler's first law of planetary motion, which describes the orbits of Jupiter and other planets in the solar system, states that the object being orbited is one of the ellipse's foci.
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Jupiter's moon Europa completes an orbit in 3.55 Earth days on average, a clear example of Kepler's first law of planetary motion, which describes the elliptical orbit of planets.
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Kepler's first law of planetary motion states that the orbit of a planet around the Sun is an ellipse; for example, planetary satellites orbit their planets in an elliptical fashion.
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Europa's orbit of Jupiter is elliptical, demonstrating Kepler's first law of planetary motion, which describes the elliptical orbits of planets but applies to moons as well.
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