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It is called planetary rotation.

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How is a planet axis best described?

A planet axis is described as any other axis just with a planet spinning around it.


Which planet of the solar system revovles the fastest around its axis?

Jupiter takes about 9 hours 55 minutes to spin once on it's axis which makes it the fastest rotation. Mercury is the fastest spinning planet.


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 is the earth spinning on?

It's axis.


What is the spinning of planets on its axis?

rotation

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What do you call a planet spinning on it's axis?

A planet spinning on it's axis is called rotation


What is the motions of a planet on its axis?

"Rotation" is the spinning of a planet on its axis.


How is a planet axis best described?

A planet axis is described as any other axis just with a planet spinning around it.


What term describes the spinning of a planet on its axis?

Rotation


What is the spinning of a planet its axis?

It is called planetary rotation.


What is a planets axis?

A planet's axis is the imaginary line that the planet rotates around, like spinning top.


What is a planet's rotation?

A revolution is usually an orbit.


What is difference between orbital and spinning speed of a planet?

The orbital speed of a planet is the time it takes to cycle around the sun. The spinning speed of a planet is the time it takes for the planet to rotate on it's axis.


Does the planet Mars have an axis?

Yes it does. Any body that is spinning has an axis. It turns out that *every* body in the Solar System is spinning. The axis is the line through the center of the body that connects the north pole to the south pole. HTH, Gdunge


What do you call a satellite of a star which orbits around it spinning on its own axis?

Earth. Or in another word, a planet.


When was Spinning on an Axis created?

Spinning on an Axis was created in 2001.


What fourth grade sentence can you make out of rotation?

The moon rotates around our planet Earth. The rotation of the Earth refers to the spinning of our planet on its axis.