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It means that the planets go around the sun.
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What is The orbit of a planet around the sun is a(n)?
If you mean the shape of the orbit, that's an ellipse.
What planet do comets orbit?
Comets don't orbit a planet, they orbit the sun.
What planet is the imaginary path that the planet travels on around the sun?
mercury. I think you mean "Orbit".
What is a word that means A path the planet travels around the sun?
I assume you mean "around the Sun". That is the Earth's orbit. The plane of this orbit is called the ecliptic.
What do you call a path that the planet follows to obit around the sun?
The path that the planet follows is simply called the orbit. Orbit can mean 'to revolve around the sun' or it can be referred to as the path itself, e.g. 'Earth is following its orbit.'
Does Venus orbit a planet?
No, Venus does not orbit a planet. It orbits a star, which is our Sun. It can not orbit a planet , if it did it would be a moon
How long does it take mercury to orbit the planet?
Do you mean how long does it take Mercury to orbit the sun ? 87.969 days
What does it mean for a planet to revolve around the sun?
That it orbits the Sun as a result of gravity. A year is the time it takes for a planet to orbit the sun, what we know as a 'year' is merely an Earth year which is the time it takes for the Earth to orbit the Sun. For instance, a Saturn year is the time it takes Saturn to orbit the sun.
Which planet orbits the Sun slowest?
If you still consider Pluto to be a planet then Pluto would be the slowest to orbit the sun. If you don't believe Pluto is a planet anymore then Neptune would be the slowest planet to orbit our sun.
How is a orbit made?
A planet or moon orbits the Sun (or a planet) and then makes an orbit
How can you tell someting is a planet not a moon?
The planet will orbit the sun, while moons orbit the planet.
How far is Mars from the sun and does it orbit?
mars is the 4th planet from the sun and it does orbit
