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Orbital speed is the speed with which a planet moves around the Sun This speed is determined by?
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The mass of the Sun and the distance between the planet and Sun.
As the Sun's mass is (more or less) constant, all we need to know is the distance. Technically this is called the "semi major axis" of the elliptical orbit.
(If you wanted to be really, really accurate the mass of the planet does have a
very very small effect.)
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What is a anything that moves around a planet called?
A satellite
In the modern quantum-based atomic theory what is the name given to a particular space around the nucleus in which an electron moves?
The name given to a particular space around the nucleus in which an electron moves is Orbital
What is the name given to a particular space around the nucleus in which an electron moves in the modern quantum-based atomic theory?
The name given to a particular space around the nucleus in which an electron moves is Orbital
Which planet moves around the Sun at the lowest speed?
Neptune
Each planet moves around in the sun in?
A path the shape of a circal
Which planet moves the slowest in its orbit?
Orbital speed is determined by the mass of the body and the distance from the sun. Given its extreme distance, Pluto has the slowest orbit. However, Pluto is no longer considered a planet, but instead a planetoid. Therefore Neptune now has the slowest orbit.
What is orbitical velocity?
The planet Mercury has an orbital velocity of 47.8725 kilometers/second. It revolves around the Sun once every 88 days at about 172,332 kph or 107,082 mph.
How does the distance from the sun of a planet affect the planet’s orbitalvelocity?
A planet's orbital speed changes, depending on how far it is from the Sun. The closer a planet is to the Sun, the stronger the Sun's gravitational pull on it, and the faster the planet moves. The farther it is from the Sun, the weaker the Sun's gravitational pull, and the slower it moves in its orbit.
Why are the lenghts of the years on the other planets different?
The length of a planet's year is the time it takes to complete one orbit around the Sun. The closer a planet is to the Sun the shorter its year. There are 2 reasons for that: 1) The planet's orbital path is shorter. 2) The nearer a planet is to the Sun, the faster it moves in its orbit.
What is a large object that moves around a star?
a planet DA
How does a planet work?
it moves around the sun
What is an orbital jigsaw?
An orbital jigsaw is a jigsaw that as it moves up and down it moves in an elliptical pattern.
What moves in a circle around a planet or star?
A planet orbits a sun, a moon orbits a planet
Which planet moves around the sun at the slowest speed of any planet?
Sedna.
Which planet moves around the sun faster?
Mercury.
What is a anything that moves around a planet called?
A satellite
Which planet moves the most slowly in its orbit?
Of the major planets, Neptune. The speed of planets in their orbits is directly related to their distance from the sun. The farther a planet is from the Sun, the slower its orbital speed.
