The Earth's orbit around the sun is elliptical. What does this word mean? A. The orbit is very slow
B. The orbit is perfectly circular
C. The orbit takes one year
D. The orbit is oval-shaped

the correct answer is D, in science Elliptical means oval shaped

c or d both can be the answer

the romans were initially interested in expansion via sicily (which at that time was a cultural melting pot), part of which lay under carthaginian control. at the start of the first punic war (264-241 bc), carthage was the dominant power of the western mediterranean, with an extensive maritime empire