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no. orbit is when something goes around somehing else, like the earth going around the sun. rotation is when spins, like a top.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoOrbit is one body circling another. Rotation is one body spinning on it's own center.
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What is an orbit in which a satellite travels at the same speed as the Earth's rotation?
Geosynchronous orbit.
When periods of the moons rotation and revolution are equal what is it called?
It is called synchronous rotation when the rotation and orbit take the same amount of time.
What is a synchronous rotation?
Synchronous rotation is when the time of rotation equals the time of the orbit, resulting in a situation where the same side of a body is pointing inward like in the moon.
What fraction of the moons of the planets orbit in the same direction that their planets rotate?
Most moons orbit their planet the same way the planet rotates. One of Neptune's moons is very different. That moon goes in the opposite direction of Neptune's rotation.
What is Jupiter's rotation?
Jupiter's rotation takes 9 hrs. and 50 minutes. I found out that it is an elliptical orbit and that it is the fastest rotation in our whole solar system. It also takes 11.85 Earth years to make one whole orbit.
What is an orbit in which a satellite travels at the same speed as the Earth's rotation?
Geosynchronous orbit.
How long is the rotation of the moon?
the same as its orbit- 28 days.
When periods of the moons rotation and revolution are equal what is it called?
It is called synchronous rotation when the rotation and orbit take the same amount of time.
What is a synchronous rotation?
Synchronous rotation is when the time of rotation equals the time of the orbit, resulting in a situation where the same side of a body is pointing inward like in the moon.
What is the spinnning rotation of a planet from east to west called?
Anticlockwise. And if it is in the same direction as its orbit, Prograde spin.
What are the rotation and orbit of mercury?
your are a nerd
What word means to orbit in the opposite direction to the norm for planets?
The normal orbit of planets and moons is in the same direction as the spin of the parent body. The particular norm in our solar system is counter-clockwise. Planets or moons that orbit in the reverse direction (clockwise) are termed retrograde. Confusingly, the same term (retrograde rotation) is used to mean clockwise spin or rotation.
Why do you see the same side of the moon every day?
The moon rotates in the same direction as its orbit. The rate of rotation is such that the same face is always pointing at the earth.
Which of these words means orbit?
Orbit is a curved or spherical path of celestial objects such as stars, moons, and planets. Other words meaning the same as orbit are revolution, rotation, course, track, circle, or trajectory.
A satellite whose orbit is synchronized with the rotation of the earth?
That is called a geosynchronous orbit.
What is the difference between an orbit a revolution and a rotation?
An orbit and a revolution are roughly the same thing as the Earth orbits or revolves around the sun, and the moon around the Earth. Rotation refers to the spinning of the celestial being. Earth for example, rotates every 24 hours.
What is a geo synchronus satellite?
A geosynchronous satellite is a satellite in geosynchronous orbit, with an orbital period the same as the Earth's rotation period.
