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A planetary axis is the imaginary line or pole through the center of the planet which defines the point around which the planet rotates, or spins.
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What is the spinning of a planet on its axis?
It is called planetary rotation.
What is one planetary body?
Mars is a planetary body.
Length of one planetary day on Uranus?
The planet Uranus spins on its axis just a little slower than once every 17 hours. Because the axis of the planet is sideways in relation to its orbit, (Uranus spins on its side), daylight lasts for about earth 70 days, and darkness last for about earth 70 days.
Is planet an adjective?
no.. planet is a noun.however,planetary or inter planetary is an adjective
What is the technical name for planetary orbits?
"Planetary orbits" is the technical term.
When is the planetary day?
Every rotation of a planet on its axis is a planetary day.
Does the sun have axis?
Yes, all spherical planetary bodies have an axis
What is the spinning of a planet on its axis?
It is called planetary rotation.
What is the spinning of a planet its axis?
It is called planetary rotation.
Two main planetary motions?
Revolution (about its primary) and Rotation (about its axis)
What does tilt mean?
The planetary term tilt, means the planet is on one axis
How does planetary motion affect the world around you?
because without it we would not have the same gravity or we wouldn't stay on our axis
Is Saturn the only planet on an axis?
All planets have an axis if you google search "planetary chart" click on the first link that comes up and it will give you a table of the diameters and axis's and everything on all the pla nets and dwarf planets in our solar system.
Why Does the earth rotate on an axis as it revolves around the sun?
Rotation and revolution. Gravity and Inertia. See Kepler's Law of Planetary motion.
What is the difference between the geocentric and heliocetric models of planetary motion?
Heliocentric is the motion of earth around the sun. Geocentric is the motion of earth rotating about its axis.
In the northern hemisphere planetary winds blowing from north to south are deflected or curved toward the west What is this delection caused by?
Spinning of Earth on it's Axis
Which is biggest a planetary nebula a planetary system or a galaxy?
The galaxis are bigger than planetary nebulae, that are bigger than planetary systems.
