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The sun and all the objects that orbit is called?
They make up the Solar System or the Sun's family.
Where did the Solar System get its name?
Well, "solar" means sun, so that would make it kind of like a "sun" system instead of a "solar" system. Since the planets all revolve around the sun, it makes some kind of a system in which each planet has its own orbit and axis.
Do you move around the Galaxy or does the Galaxy move around us?
none of those. milky way is a part of the galaxy and our solar system is a part of it. in this solar system the planets revolve around the sun and rotate on thier own axis
Do the planets rotate around the sun?
Yes, all of the planets rotate around the sun, in the same direction but at different speeds and time periods. well planets rotate on their own axis, the correct term would be revolve. The planets revolve around the sun
Does the asteroid belt have an axis?
No, the asteroid belt does not have an axis, but it does rotate around the sun because Jupiter's and Mars' gravitational pull keeps them in place
Do planets revolve around the sun along a set track?
Planets revolve on their axis. Separate to this motion, they also orbit the Sun. The force of gravity and the momentum of the objects keep them going.
Does the sun revolve around its axis?
Yes it does. It takes 25.05 earth days to revolve on its axis once.
How long is one day on Ganymede?
Jupiter's Ganymede is the largest moon in the solar system. It takes exactly the same amount of time to rotate on its axis as it does to revolve around Jupiter, which is a little over 7 days.
What causes the sun to rotate and revolve?
The sun's rotation on its own axis and revolution of our solar system around the center of the Milky Way galaxy are the result of the initial process of the formation of the solar system and galaxy. When matter accumulated together it spiralled into the most massive gravitational well around. This applies to planets, stars and galaxies.
Does earth revolve on its axis?
Earth does not revolve on it's axis. Well maybe, but an axis is an imaginary line that goes through a body form pole to pole.
What characteristics do all of the planets in our olar system share?
They all do have gravity, an axis, and all revolve around the sun.
Do the kuiper belt rotate on the axis?
The Kuiper belt is not an object; it is a region of the solar system. Therefore it does not have an axis of rotation
