Earth's orbit is not highly elliptical; it has a modest eccentricity of 0.0167. An eccentricity of zero defines a perfectly circular orbit. Pluto's eccentricity is 0.248, and Mercury's is 0.2056. Neptune's largest moon, Triton, has as perfectly circular an orbit as can currently be measured. See link for more.
In science words, I'm not sure what "almost" means.
The Earth's maximum distance from the sun is about 3.4% greater
than its minimum distance.
If you saw them drawn to scale on a large sheet of paper, you couldn't tell
by looking that the path isn't a perfect circle, and the sun isn't in the center.
It's elliptical, but only about 3% away from being a perfect circle. Which is probably just as well; if the Earth's orbit were very eccentric, we would experience wild temperature swings, from blazing heat as we approached the Sun to extreme cold as we moved further away. Under those circumstances, life "as we know it" might not be possible. Certainly, we would have evolved much differently than we are now.
Elliptical, but with relatively small eccentricity.
almost circular
Yes, earth's orbit is slightly elliptical. Venus's orbit varies only slightly from a perfect circle, while dwarf planet Pluto has the most highly eccentric orbit. In general, all planets orbit around the Sun in an elliptical orbit. This was first discovered by Johannes Kepler and was described by his three laws of planetary motion.
A revolution: The Earth revolves in an elliptical (oval) orbit around the Sun. This orbit is planetary; the Sun is a star, and a large object that orbits a star is known as a planet.
Earths orbit around the sun is not unusual.
sphere, round
Venus is closest to the Earths size and mass - often referred to as Earths sister or twin planet. Venus' Mass is around 82% of Earths, while its diameter is a little smaller than Earths at around 95% of Earths.
The earths orbit around the sun is almost circular.
The earths orbit around the sun is almost circular.
Earth's orbit (revolution) around the Sun is not circular - it's an ellipse. However, this ellipse is fairly close to a circle.
The only orbitals that are very close to circular are those around a system with two stars. All other orbitals have an oval or elliptical shape
The Earth's orbit is almost circular. Technically, the "eccentricity" of the orbit is about 0.0167.
The Earth's orbit is almost circular. Technically, the "eccentricity" of the orbit is about 0.0167.
Not much would change. Note that the seasons are NOT related to changes in the distance from the Sun.
Yes, earth's orbit is slightly elliptical. Venus's orbit varies only slightly from a perfect circle, while dwarf planet Pluto has the most highly eccentric orbit. In general, all planets orbit around the Sun in an elliptical orbit. This was first discovered by Johannes Kepler and was described by his three laws of planetary motion.
orbit
Because it is pulled in by the earths gravity and therefore orbits the earth.
elliptical.
because of the earths gravitational pull