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What do you call a satellite of a star which orbits around it spinning on its own axis?
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∙ 13y ago
Earth. Or in another word, a planet.
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The earth spins on its axis and what else?
In addition to rotating on its axis (spinning), our earth also revolves around the sun (orbits).
What is an axis satellite?
it is a satilite that orbits the moon but im not sure what it is used for .
What satellite orbits around the earth and takes the same time it takes for the earth to rotate on its axis?
Only artificial, geostationary satellites.
The spinning of the earth around its axis is called?
The spinning of Earth around its axis is called rotation
Which one goess around an axis which one goes around an orbits?
"Rotate" on an axis. "Revolve" in an orbit.
What does a satellite travel path look like around the earth i have seen them as a wavy looking line not straight why is this?
an ellipse. the sinewave path on flat maps is because most satellite orbits are inclined/tilted with respect to the earth's axis. so the satellite moves north/south as well as around the earth.
Earth spinning on its axis?
Yes, the earth does spin around its axis. That's what causes the apparent movement of the sun and the stars. If your question was rather what spinning on its axis mean? Ever saw a sphere spinning? It means that.
What does a spinning top represent the revolution or rotation of the planets explain?
Rotation - when a celestial object revolves - it orbits, when it rotates, it's rotating on it's own axis.A spinning top is spinning centered on it's own axis, the axis itself often moves but rarely in a smooth orbit.
What planet orbits on a side axis as it travels around the?
Uranus
When Earth revolves around the sun it's axis is?
orbits
What are the different way the earth move?
The earth turns on its axis; it orbits around the earth-moon barycenter; it orbits around the sun.
What does the moon have?
the sun stays still the earth ROTATES and orbits while the earth ORBITS on its AXIS it turns around till it is dark and the moon orbits around the earth.
