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How do you get the ratio of earth's orbital period about the sun to the earth's period of rotation about its own axis?
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∙ 12y ago
The period of the earth's orbit around the sun is one year. The period of earth's orbit about its own axis is one day. If we estimate one year to be about 365 days, we simply get the ratio 365:1 as the ratio of the period of earth's orbit around the sun to that of earth's rotation about its own axis.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 12y agoOrbital period = 365 days
Rotation period = 1 day
Ratio 365:1
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Inner planet
Compare the period of revolution between mercury and plutowhat is the ratio between their period of rotation and why?
IT IS not The same Period of rotation Because tthe mercury have rotation g9 days and the pluto have a rotation 6.4 days so it is not the same BY:JULLIA TUTANES :P
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What is the ratio of the period of rotation between mercury and Neptune why?
Inner planet
Compare the period of revolution between mercury and plutowhat is the ratio between their period of rotation and why?
IT IS not The same Period of rotation Because tthe mercury have rotation g9 days and the pluto have a rotation 6.4 days so it is not the same BY:JULLIA TUTANES :P
What is the ratio between the period of rotation of mercury and Neptune?
In the time it takes Mercury to complete one rotation, Neptune rotates 87.37 times.
What is the ratio of the period of rotation between mercury and Neptune?
In the time it takes Mercury to complete one rotation, Neptune rotates 87.37 times.
What is the ratio between Mercury and earth?
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What are the orbital speeds of Jupiter's Galilean moons compared to earth's moon?
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What effect does gravity have on mercury?
Gravity behaves exactly the same on Mercury as it does everywhere else in the universe. Taking into consideration the mass and radius of Mercury, you would calculate that the the acceleration due to gravity at its surface, and therefore the weight of any object on its surface, are about 38% of what they are on Earth, and you'd be correct. That's what they are.
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What is the relation of the planet's period of revolution to its distance?
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