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What are the average distances between all the gas planets and the sun?
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∙ 16y ago
The actual distances between each of the eight planets varies a lot, as their orbits are all different. Two planets might be close to each other at a given time, but several months or years later they might be on opposite sides of the universe, so their distances would be huge.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 16y ago138.25 Astronomical Units, or 20,737,500 Kilometers
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Why might you say the solar system is mostly 'empty space'?
Everything is mostly space. The diameter of the sun is 865 thousand miles, which is a bit under a million. The radius of the earth's orbit is 93 million miles, almost 100 million. Sedna, which isn't even outside the solar system, orbits 900 times as far (currently).
How does a planets mass effect its orbital period according to Kepler?
Not at all. The only thing that sets the orbital period is the semimajor axis, which is the average of the maximum and minimum distances from the Sun.
What does other planets have inside them?
In our solar system all the planets (and Sun) formed from one collapsing nebular. Therefore all the planets have the same stuff inside them. The differences between planets is caused by the differences in their outer layers as the planets formed at different distances form the Sun where the temperatures gradients allowed the condensation of different compounds. When you consider Xenoplanets, we do not know hat they are made of exactly yet.
Why does the modern modal of the solar system work better than the older ones?
The ancient models of the solar system showed that the sun and all the planets they could see, orbited the earth. And on top of that the distances between all the planets and the sun where all wrong, and weren't set at the right angle.
What is planet mass all of the planets?
There is no average mass because most planets are not alike. Yes, there's is no "average" planet, but there is still a mathematical average value for their mass. Someone might like to do the math.
What is the distance between planets?
The distances between the planets vary all the time since they all orbit the Sun at different rates.
What are some examples of trigonometric functions in everyday life?
ocean waves/ sound waves and it is also used in finding out the distances between planets and all.
Why might you say the solar system is mostly 'empty space'?
Everything is mostly space. The diameter of the sun is 865 thousand miles, which is a bit under a million. The radius of the earth's orbit is 93 million miles, almost 100 million. Sedna, which isn't even outside the solar system, orbits 900 times as far (currently).
How does a planets mass effect its orbital period according to Kepler?
Not at all. The only thing that sets the orbital period is the semimajor axis, which is the average of the maximum and minimum distances from the Sun.
What is a year called for all eight planets?
it would be the average of all of all the planets .
What does other planets have inside them?
In our solar system all the planets (and Sun) formed from one collapsing nebular. Therefore all the planets have the same stuff inside them. The differences between planets is caused by the differences in their outer layers as the planets formed at different distances form the Sun where the temperatures gradients allowed the condensation of different compounds. When you consider Xenoplanets, we do not know hat they are made of exactly yet.
Why all planets are notv on the same orbit?
Because their distances are not the same from the Sun. Minus this factor, it is impossible for any planets to orbit on the same orbitation.
Why does the modern modal of the solar system work better than the older ones?
The ancient models of the solar system showed that the sun and all the planets they could see, orbited the earth. And on top of that the distances between all the planets and the sun where all wrong, and weren't set at the right angle.
Is each planet an equal distance from one another?
sorta there are inner and outer planets the inner planets are alike and outer planets are alike to but inner and outer planets are different.
How far away are all the planets from the sun?
Average distances are; Mercury, 57,909,175km Venus, 108,208,930km Earth, 149,597,890km Mars, 227,936,640km Jupiter, 778,412,010km Saturn, 1,426,725,400km Uranus, 2,870,972,200km Neptune, 4,498,252,900km
How does gravity hold the planets and their moons in orbit?
All particles have a natural attraction to each other on a molecular level. Since planets are so massive, this attraction is much greater, and can be effective over great distances. There is gravity between all objects, but not as strong, so you might not feel it.
Do planets take turns orbiting?
No. The planets all orbit the sun at the same time. The planets occupy different orbits at different distances from the sun so they do not affect one another significantly.
