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All orbits are ellipses. You might describe an ellipse as a "flattened circle", but mathematically, a circle is a special version of an ellipse in which both foci are at the same spot.
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Earth's orbit us shaped like a flattened circle. What is the name of that shape?
It is called an ellipse.
What is a circle that has been flattened a little is called?
a circle that has been flattened a little is an
Which is larger the earth or the earths orbit?
the earths orbit because the earths orbit is the size of earth + the size of the moon
What is Something you can not keep up with?
Earths Orbit? Earths Orbit?
What is a circle when flattened?
Ellipse
What is earths orbit circumferance?
I am not sure if it is called a circumference, since it is not a circle, but whatever it is called is 583,400,000 miles in length.
What is a flattened circle called?
a monophelia
Is earths orbit around the sun unusual?
Earths orbit around the sun is not unusual.
A circle that has been flattened a little is an?
ellipse
What is a shape like a flattened circle is an?
ellipse
What shape is a soccer ball when flattened?
A circle.
Explain the difference in the earths climate change when the earths orbit changes from elliptical to circular?
Earth's eccentricity Eccentricity is defined as the difference in shape between an ellipse and a perfect circle. In a similar fashion to Earth's obliquity, the more uniform Earth's orbit is (more like a perfect circle), the less difference there is in climate change throughout the year.
