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Q: Is it true or false that the planets are satellites of the sun?
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Are the planets are satellites of the sun?

Yes, the planets can be described as being satellites of the sun.


Are planets satellites of the sun?

Yes, the planets can be described as being satellites of the sun.


Are the planets like moons to the sun?

The planets are satellites of the sun. The moons are satellites of the planets. The moons revolve around the planets captured by their gravity, while the planets revolve around the sun captured by its gravity and the sun.


Does the sun have any natural satellites?

Yes, all of the planets, dwarf planets, asteroids, and comets are natural satellites of the sun.


Why are the planets called satellites of the sun?

They are natural satellites of the sun. A satellite an object that orbits another object , for a example the moon would be a natural satellite to earth. That is why planets are satellites, they orbit the sun.


Is the sun the center of your solar system true or false?

TRUE!!!! All the planets in the Solar system including Earth orbit the Sun, in ellipses. The Sun lies at one of the foci of these ellipses, NOT the centre. So the Sun is NOT at the 'dead' centre of the Solar system.


True or false only about 1000 planets the size of Earth would fit inside the Sun?

The answer is true


Are dwarf planets satillites?

They are satellites of our sun, as with the eight major planets. They orbit the sun directly.


How are planets different from satellites?

simple! planets are huge or normally bigger than satellites in terms of mass, area and size. planets normally have a atmosphere like the earth. planets revolve around the sun whereas satellites revolve around the planet. both of them are non luminous object which means they reflect the light from the sun. satellites are usually fragments of a planet when it was forming.


Why do planets and satellites orbit the sun?

because of the gravity


does the sun have natural satellite?

Yes, all of the planets, dwarf planets, asteroids, and comets are natural satellites of the sun.


What are the names of the satellites that orbit the sun?

The satellites that orbit the sun are the planets. In order they are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. There are also additional satellites, such as the asteroid belt, various comets and proto-planets.