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Are all planets in the same orbital plane that is are they all on one imaginary flat sheet?
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All eight planets in our solar system vary only slightly from the average plane of the solar system (called the "invariant plane"). Pluto (a "dwarf planet") is skewed from this plane by about 15°, and its orbit is sufficiently eccentric that part of the time it is inside the orbit of Neptune. Makemake and Eris (dwarf planets) are also tilted out of the plane.
The most tilted orbit of the proper planets is Mercury, at about 6 degrees.
Often the tilts of the planets' orbits are given relative to the plane of the Earth's orbit (the plane of the ecliptic). In fact that's not too misleading because the difference between the plane of the ecliptic and the invariant plane is only about 1.5 degrees.
Here are the orbit inclinations (in degrees, relative to the plane of the ecliptic) for all the planets:
Mercury: 7.00
Venus: 3.39
Earth: Zero, of course
Mars: 1.85
Jupiter: 1.30
Saturn: 2.48
Uranus: 0.77
Neptune: 1.77
See links for a diagram.
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Are all of the planets' orbits flat?
The orbit of each planet is completely in a plane. That is, the whole orbit would lie on a sheet of paper if you had one big enough ... there are no lumps or bumps in the orbit that rise out of the paper or droop below it.It's important to understand, though, that the orbits of all the planets don't all lie in the same plane. They're all close, but they're all different.The plane of the earth's orbit is what we call the "Ecliptic Plane". The line where the ecliptic plane intersects the "bowl" of the sky is the circular path through the stars that the sun appears to travel in the course of a year.Compared to the ecliptic plane, the plane of Mercury's orbit is tilted about 7 degrees, Mars' orbit about 1.9 degrees, Saturn's orbit about 2.5 degrees, and our moon's orbit about 5.5 degrees. This is why the sun, moon, and planets all appear to move through the same narrow band in the sky, though not exactly along the same line.People have noticed this for thousands of years, and concluded that there must be something special about this narrow band in the sky. They ascribed special characteristics and influences to that strip, and to the stars and constellations in it. That series of constellations are the familiar 12 of the band called the 'Zodiac'.
George uses crayons to draw a model of the solar system on a sheet of paper. What is a limitation of this model?
george cannot move the planets around the sun
Which continent covers North Pole?
The North Pole is not on any continent. It is an imaginary point on the Earth's surface that can be reached by travelling over the Arctic Ice Sheet, which forms on the surface of the Arctic Ocean.
Are the north and south pole ice caps?
There are glaciers in the Arctic, but the North Pole itself is not glaciated. This is because, by their very definition, glaciers are regions of fresh water ice on land, and quite different to sea ice. The North Pole itself does not lie on any land mass, but on a floating ice sheet known as the Greenland or Arctic ice sheet - therefore, there can be no glaciers on the North Pole.
What is the continent of North Pole?
The North Pole is not on any continent. It is an imaginary point on the Earth's surface that can be reached by travelling over the Arctic Ice Sheet, which forms on the surface of the Arctic Sea.
How can you prof that a sheet of paper is a lazy dog?
1. A sheet of paper is an ink-lined plane.2. An inclined plane is a slope up.3. A slow pup is a lazy dog.QED: A sheet of paper is a lazy dog.
What country contains the north pole?
None, it is an imaginary point on the Arctic Ocean ice sheet.
What is a real life example of a plane in geometry?
a sheet of paper
Is the North Pole on a continent?
No, The North Pole is an imaginary point on a floating ice sheet in the Arctic Ocean.
How many cleavage planes forms a silicate sheet?
A silicate sheet mineral like mica has one cleavage plane.
Is the north pole made of water?
The North pole is an imaginary point on the floating ice sheet of the Arctic Ocean.
What is a flat surface with no edge or boundaries?
A flat surface, like a sheet of paper, with no edges (ie: it goes on and on and on and on....) or boundaries. What you're describing is a 2 dimensional plane. No, not plane like an airplane. A plane is simply a flat "sheet" that goes on forever in 2 dimensions: left/right (wide) and up/down (tall).
What is power of plane glass sheet?
it is zero . Power = 1/focal length The focal length of a plane glass or mirror is infinite, therfore power is zero
What is a flat sheet of glass with a silver-colored coating?
It is a mirror or a looking glass
What the meaning of non-coplanar forces?
Think of a plane as a sheet of invisible paper that goes forever in four directions. Coplanar means the things are on the same plane (sheet). Non- coplanar are not. Any two forces are automatically coplanar with each other, but when you get to three or more, they can be non-coplanar. So, with 3 forces, think of another sheet of paper that is at a different orientation than the first sheet. If you have two forces whose vectors (directions) are totally acting within one plane (sheet), but you have a third force acting in the direction of the second sheet, they are non-coplanar. Another way to think of it is with coordinate axes. The x and y axis are on one plane (a sheet of paper going forever in four directions can totally contain them), but the z axis is not on the same plane as the x and y axes are together, since you can't pass one flat sheet through the x and y axes and the z axis at the same time. Likewise, a sheet can be passed through the x and z axes at the same time, so they are coplanar, but it can't be passed through the x, z and y axes at the same time, so they are non-coplanar.
Is plane mirror a spherical mirror why?
plane mirror is never a spherical mirror,spherical mirrors are made up by cutting the part of the sherical balls and then polishing them.while the plane mirror is just a sheet of polished glass
is plane mirror is a spherical mirror why?
plane mirror is never a spherical mirror,spherical mirrors are made up by cutting the part of the sherical balls and then polishing them.while the plane mirror is just a sheet of polished glass
