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The eight planets are in order in their various places. If a planet is closer to the Sun, it will have a shorter orbit and therefore will take less time to complete its orbit. If a planet is farther away from the Sun, it will have a longer orbit and will take more time to complete its orbit. For example, Earth, the third planet from the Sun and takes just a year to revolutionize it, but since Uranus, the seventh planet, is farther away from the Sun, it will take 81 years to complete its orbit.
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What determines the length of night on earth?
Depends on where you are (latitude) and the time of year.
Do all planets in the Solar system have the same length of the year?
no
Which question should you ask to find out the length of a planets year?
bussy
Why do planets have different periods of revolution?
The planets are not all the same distance from the Sun, which determines how far they have to travel, and how fast they are moving. Planets farther from the Sun have much longer orbits and are not moving as quickly. So their period of revolution (year) is longer.
What happens to the length of the planet year as you move away from the sun?
I would define a "planetary year" as the time it takes to make one complete orbit around the sun. The farther from the sun you go the farther the distance one orbit is (larger radius = larger circumference). The length of the planetary year depends upon the distance from the sun and the orbital speed of the planet. This website has some handy information about the planets in our solar system. http:/wwwzperiodzenchantedlearningzperiodzcom/subjects/astronomy/planets -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It should be noted however that some farther away planets have shorter planetary years than earth and some closer planets have longer planetary years (due to orbital speed).
What determines the length of a planets year?
distance from a source of light and how long it takes to orbit that source
What determines the length of an entire year on a planet?
The time it takes for any given planet to make one complete revolution around its sun determines the length of its year.
What determines the length of night on earth?
Depends on where you are (latitude) and the time of year.
Do all planets in the Solar system have the same length of the year?
no
The spin of a planet or moon as seen from above a planets pole is called its?
A planet's rotation on its axis determines the length of its day.
Which question should you ask to find out the length of a planets year?
bussy
What determines the weight on planets?
Usually, its mass determines its weight.
How is the length of the year is determined?
A planets year is the time it take to make one orbit of its star.
What is the measurement of the extent of an object along its greatest dime?
Usually the length. Sometimes, though the orientation determines which measurement is the length. Usually the length. Sometimes, though the orientation determines which measurement is the length. Usually the length. Sometimes, though the orientation determines which measurement is the length. Usually the length. Sometimes, though the orientation determines which measurement is the length.
What is the length of a year on Uranus given in earth years?
84 known moons and planets
What property of a planet determines its length of year?
The time it takes to go around its solar systems sun.
Why do planets have different periods of revolution?
The planets are not all the same distance from the Sun, which determines how far they have to travel, and how fast they are moving. Planets farther from the Sun have much longer orbits and are not moving as quickly. So their period of revolution (year) is longer.
