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No. For one thing, a plane is, by definition, 2-dimensional. The moon's orbit is tilted about 5 degrees relative to Earth's orbit.
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What would happen if the moons orbit were completely in the same plane as the earths orbit around the sun?
A lunar eclipse
What are 3 distinctive characteristics of orbit of planet and moon in the solar system?
1). They orbit in the same around the sun, and as the sun. 2). Orbits of planets and their larger moons are in just about the same plane. 3). Almost all planets and moons rotate on their axes in the same direction as the planets orbit the sun.
How does gravity affect the movement of the moons?
Earths gravity keeps the moon from flying off in the same way the sun keeps earth in balance.
What fraction of the moons of the planets orbit in the same direction that their planets rotate?
Most moons orbit their planet the same way the planet rotates. One of Neptune's moons is very different. That moon goes in the opposite direction of Neptune's rotation.
Which planet has an orbit that is not in the same plane as all the other planets?
There isn't one. They all orbit in roughly the same plane. Pluto orbits in a different plane, but that's not classed as a planet now, of course.
What would happen if the moons orbit were completely in the same plane as the earths orbit around the sun?
A lunar eclipse
What are 3 distinctive characteristics of orbit of planet and moon in the solar system?
1). They orbit in the same around the sun, and as the sun. 2). Orbits of planets and their larger moons are in just about the same plane. 3). Almost all planets and moons rotate on their axes in the same direction as the planets orbit the sun.
Is Earths orbit with sun is perfectly in horizontal plane ie with the centre of sun?
One of the results of the way gravity works is that a small body in an orbit around a large body moves in a plane. So every point in the earth's orbit around the sun is in the same plane. If you want to be perfectly technical ... the center of mass of the earth/moon system orbits the center of mass of the (sun + all the planets + all their moons) system. But the differences are so small that you can legitimately picture it as if the center of the earth orbits the center of the sun. The plane of the earth's orbit is what we call the "Ecliptic Plane". The orbits of the other planets are in close to the same plane but not exactly.
How does gravity affect the movement of the moons?
Earths gravity keeps the moon from flying off in the same way the sun keeps earth in balance.
Why are't all eclipse total eclipse?
The Earth orbits the Sun. The plane of the Earth's orbit is called the "ecliptic". The Moon has its own orbit around the Earth, and its own orbital plane. If the plane of the Moon's orbit was the same as the plane of the Earth's orbit, then there WOULD be solar eclipses at every new moon, and lunar eclipses at every full moon. But the plane of the Moon's orbit is NOT the same as the plane of the Earth's orbit - and really, why would they be? The Moon's orbital plane is inclined by about 5 degrees from the ecliptic. Therefore, eclipses only happen at full and new moons about every six months, when the Moon happens to be crossing the ecliptic.
What planet has three satellites sharing the same orbit?
I know Saturn has two moons in more or less the same orbit. I'm not sure about three moons though.
Do all Saturn's moons orbit the same way?
yes
How does the tilt of earths axis and its rotation affect the weather?
The same way it affects most of earth. The seasons are caused by the tilt of the earth's axis relative to the plane of its orbit.
What fraction of the moons of the planets orbit in the same direction that their planets rotate?
Most moons orbit their planet the same way the planet rotates. One of Neptune's moons is very different. That moon goes in the opposite direction of Neptune's rotation.
How are moons and planets alike?
Most but not all larger MOONS (bodies that orbit planets, moons, or asteroids) accreted in the same way that PLANETS did, assuming a variable density and a nearly spherical shape. Very large moons such as Titan have many of the characteristics of planets: vulcanism, atmospheres, and weather. Generally speaking, moons orbit planets in the same way that planets orbit stars.
If the plane of the Moons orbit were the same as the plane of the Earths orbit how often would there be a solar eclipse visible somewhere on Earth?
The moon's orbital plane is inclined about 5 degrees to the ecliptic. If the earth's and moon's orbital planes coincided, there would be a solar eclipse at every New Moon, and a lunar eclipse at every Full Moon. Pretty spectacular, but we would think that's just the way things work, and nobody would give it a second thought, like the miracle of the daily rising and setting of the sun.
Does the Earth spin on its axis in the same or opposite direction as the moons orbit?
The direction of the Earth's spin and the direction of the Moon's orbit is the same - counterclockwise
