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∙ 13y agoMercury has the shortest orbit of all our planets because it is the closest planet to our Sun
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∙ 8y agomercury, because it is closest to the sun and and has a shorter path
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∙ 13y agoPlanets do not orbit earth. The only heavenly body that orbits earth is the moon.
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∙ 8y agoMercury - makes one complete orbit of the sun in just 88 days.
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∙ 7y agoThe nearest planet to sun, mercury
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∙ 13y agoMercury. 88 earth days.
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∙ 14y agoMercury because it is closest to the Sun
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∙ 14y agomercury
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What is the path of the planets?
Its Orbit.Johannes Kepler (Germany), who lived between the time of Copernicus (Poland) and Isaac Newton (England), correctly postulated that all of the sun's planets indeed revolve about the sun in orbits which have the shape of an ellipse, with the sun at one focus of the ellipse. Isaac Newton, in his Principiae Mathematica, further stated, essentially, that any planet orbiting any star, or any moon orbiting any planet, would follow an elliptical path.
Why are forces balanced or unbalanced on planets?
The forces on the planets are not balanced. The gravitational force between the sun and each planet is what keeps the planet in orbit around the sun. If the forces on a planet were balanced, then the planet would sail off in a straight line, and would never be seen or heard from again.
Do all planets have a perihelion and an aphelion. What are they?
Yes, All of the planets in our Solar System move around the Sun in elliptical orbits. An ellipse is a shape that can be thought of as a "stretched out" circle or an oval. The Sun is not at the center of the ellipse, as it would be if the orbit were circular. Instead, the Sun is at one of two points called "foci" (which is the plural form of "focus") that are offset from the center. This means that each planet moves closer towards and further away from the Sun during the course of each orbit. The point in the orbit where the planet is closest to the Sun is called "perihelion". The point where the planet is furthest from the Sun is called "aphelion".
What determines whether an object falls to Earth's surface or orbits Earth?
The distance that the planet is from the sun determines its orbit and thus how long it takes to complete an orbit.
Can a body in translatory motion have angular momentum?
Yes. A nice example is a planet in orbit around the sun. Even if it were not rotating, it would have angular momentum on account of its curved, closed path.
This planet is the shortest orbit around the sun?
Mercury.
Does the closest planet to the sun have the shortest orbit?
Yes. The closer an object is to the Sun, the shorter the distance it has to travel to get around it.
The planet with the shortest orbit arount the sun?
Of the known planets, Mercury is the one at the smallest average distance from the sun, and with the shortest orbit.
Which planet ravolves fastest around the sun?
Mercury...cos it's closest therefore has the shortest orbit
How long does it take for Mercury the planet rotate around the sun?
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun thus Mercury has the shortest orbit duration. It takes the planet Mercury 88 days to rotate around the sun.
Which planet revovles around the sun in the shortest amount of time?
Mercury. It takes only 88 Earth days to orbit the sun.
Does the planet with the shortest revolution have the shortest rotation?
No, the planet with the shortest revolution does not necessarily have the shortest rotation. Revolution refers to the time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around the sun, while rotation refers to the time it takes for a planet to complete one full spin on its axis. These two periods can be different for each planet.
Does mercury have the largest orbit?
Mercury has the shortest orbit of all the planets because it is the closest planet to the Sun.
Which planet has the shortest orbital period and how long is it?
The planet Mercury has the shortest orbit time, because it is the closest to the sun.
Which planet has the sortest orbit?
In our solar system, the planet Mercury, being closest to the sun, has the shortest orbit, which it completes in only 88 days.
What planets orbit the sun from least orbit time to greater orbit time?
All 8 planets, including dwarf planet Pluto, orbit the Sun. As their distance from the Sun increases, the time it takes for the planet to complete one revolution around the Sun increases as well. In order from shortest orbital period to longest orbital period:MercuryVenusEarthMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptune
What planet does the orbit go around?
none the orbit is around the sun
