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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
Do all planets stay in one place or do they revolve in orbit?
The planets turn about their axes (rotate), and move in orbits about the sun (revolve). They are all in dynamic motion all the time. Welcome to the music of the spheres. Planets (all of them) are continually in motion. They all revolve on their axes and move about the sun in their orbits. This is the music of the spheres.
Do some planets revolve clockwise but rotate counterclockwise?
yes,yes they do
Does earth revolves around the sun on its own orbit?
Yes all eight planets plus an additional billions of meteoroids and dust revolve around the sun; however, all planets like Earth have a set orbit and revolve around the sun. All planets also rotate on an axis.
What is a synonyms revolve?
The word revolve (to go around, as in circles) can mean to turn, spin, or rotate. (*For planets, "revolve" is used to mean orbiting around a larger body, while "rotate" is used for the spin of the body itself.)
Do all planets revolve in the same direction?
Most planets in our solar system, including Earth, revolve counterclockwise. However, Venus and Uranus are exceptions, as they rotate clockwise. This may have been influenced by their formation process and later gravitational interactions.
Which of these terms means a complete circle around the sun?
The planets revolve around the sun. The planets rotate on their own axis.
Which planets rotate on an axis?
All of the planets in the Universe rotate on an axis. They all do.
All planets revolve in a counterclockwise motion?
Most planets in our solar system revolve counterclockwise when viewed from above the North Pole. This is known as prograde motion. However, Venus and Uranus rotate in a clockwise direction, known as retrograde motion.
Do all planets except earth rotate?
All planets rotate. Even earth.
Why do some planets take longer to rotate around the earth?
Since the 1600s, it has been generally accepted that no planets revolve around the Earth.
How many planets rotate clockwisegive the names?
Within the nine old planets, 3 of them have retrograde rotation: rotate clockwise (westward). They are Venus, Uranus and Pluto. Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune have direct rotation: rotate anti-clockwise (eastward). All the nine planets revolve around the sun eastward or anti clockwise.
