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Q: What is the orbit of the earth and moon that moves them closer than further away repeatedly from the object its orbiting?
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Does the speed of planetary orbits increase the closer the planet is to the sun?

Yes. Planets (and other things) orbit at a higher speed the closer they are to the object they are orbiting.


What would happen to an orbiting object if gravity was decreased?

First the object get faraway more and more, and step by step when it is getting far, it is not more orbiting, so we cannot say that it is a orbiting object now,but it is wandering object.


When an object moves around another object it is?

Orbiting


What is path an object follows when orbiting another object?

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What is a small object orbiting a larger object called?

a satellite


When a object goes around another object?

It is said to be orbiting the central object.


An object moving around another object in space is doing what?

orbiting


How could you change the size of your shadow?

You can either move closer to the light source or move the light source closer to you. The size of your shadow just depends upon how much of the light you are obscuring so the more you block out, the bigger your shadow.


When an object mvoes in a circle?

orbiting the sun


What is an artificial object orbiting the sun?

raditon


Can a moon have moons?

Yes. Think of it like this, and object, orbiting an object, orbiting an object, orbiting an object. If Earth can orbit the sun with the moon still orbiting the Earth, then what keeps a moon from orbiting our moon? Size and distance. Yes, in theory, but very unlikely to be a stable system.


What is an object that travels around an object in space?

An orbiting body is know as a satellite.