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No. At the extremity of a comet's orbit (farthest point from the sun) it is moving very slowly (for an interstellar object). But it cannot quite escape the sun's gravity, so it begins to fall back in toward the sun. It is accelerating constantly from that point on until it swings around the sun, when it is moving at it's fastest. Then, as it heads back out into space on it's orbit, it is slowly and steadily slowing down, and the whole cycle repeats.
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Comets with short orbital period are located in what region?
kuiper belt thats all i know
Comets with short orbital periods are located?
Kuiper belt thats all i know
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.
How are all eight planets different?
All eight planets are identical, except for their mass, diameter, oblateness, distance from the sun, orbital speed, rotation period, revolution period, orbital eccentricity, presence or absence of atmosphere, composition of atmosphere, depth of atmosphere, atmospheric pressure at the surface, presence or absence of natural satellites, number of natural satellites, presence or absence of rings, number of rings, surface temperature, composition of the solid body, magnetic field, density, inclination of the rotation axis to the orbital plane, and inclination of the orbital plane to the ecliptic. Aside from that, they're pretty much all the same.
How are meteors asteroids and comets the same and different?
well meteors are usually boiling like comets, however asteroids are usually a formation of gas and ice but they all form in outer space
Comets with short orbital period are located in what region?
kuiper belt thats all i know
Comets with short orbital periods are located?
Kuiper belt thats all i know
All comets orbit the Sun in the same direction as the planets?
All comets do not orbit the Sun in the same direction as the planets. Some comets orbit in a clockwise direction, while others orbit in a counterclockwise direction.
What do scientist call a comet that orbits 200 years or less?
Comets with a return period less than 200 years are arbitrarily called short period comets.No comets are currently known with an orbital eccentricity significantly greater than 1, so they are all considered to be solar system visitors.Some from the Kuiper belt, and some from further out called the Oort Cloud.The longest period comets may have return periods of greater than 1 million years, but maybe their orbits become so perturbed by other masses in their lifetime, that they never return to Sol.
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.
If Assuming all orbitals are the same in energy level which type of orbital has the lowest energy?
The s orbital has the lowest energy level.
What are unchanged fragments from the early period of the planet building in the solar system?
Kuiper belt comets the moons of Mars asteroids Oort cloud comets all of the above Correct
Do all comets rotate on their axis counterclockwise?
No. Not even all planets rotate in the same direction (Venus is retrograde; Uranus is sideways); the rotation of (much smaller) comets is essentially random.
How are all eight planets different?
All eight planets are identical, except for their mass, diameter, oblateness, distance from the sun, orbital speed, rotation period, revolution period, orbital eccentricity, presence or absence of atmosphere, composition of atmosphere, depth of atmosphere, atmospheric pressure at the surface, presence or absence of natural satellites, number of natural satellites, presence or absence of rings, number of rings, surface temperature, composition of the solid body, magnetic field, density, inclination of the rotation axis to the orbital plane, and inclination of the orbital plane to the ecliptic. Aside from that, they're pretty much all the same.
Is the Moon's orbital period greatest at the full moon?
The moon's "orbital period" is the length of time it takes the moon to make onecomplete revolution around the earth. That period of time is about two days lessthan the time it takes for the moon to go through all of its phases.
What is energy of electron when it is closest to the nucleus?
The energy level closest to the nucleus is the 1s orbital and can hold 2 electrons as do all s orbitals. Every electron orbital has a distinct shape and number. The 1s orbital has the same shape the 2s orbital and the 3s orbital and so forth. There are other orbital shapes such as p, d, and f. Regardless of the number or level of the orbital, all p orbitals are the same shape and all d orbitals are the same shape. Orbitals differ in distance from the nucleus and the distance is indicated by the number before the orbital shape.
Does planet mercury have comets?
comets crash into all planets!Planets don't have comets. Planets have moons. Comets orbit the sun
