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All planets lie in the plane of their orbit, but most spin on an that is nearly (many have tilted axes of spin) perpendicular to that plane. The one exception is the planet Uranus which has its axis of spin lying very close to its orbital plane.
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Is neptune the only planet that rotates on an axis parallel to its orbit?
The question doesn't make much sense. I think it probably should say: "an axis parallel to its orbit plane". In that case, the answer is that Uranus (not Neptune) is the only planet that rotates on an axis parallel (roughly) to its orbit plane.
Where is the dwarf planet churon lacated in the solar system?
There is no dwarf planet named Churon. Charon is a real object, though. it is not a dwarf planet, however: it is the largest moon of the dwarf planet Pluto, which has an elliptical orbit that lies mostly beyond the orbit of Neptune.
What is the name of the largest known celestial body belonging to the Solar system that lies beyond the orbit of Pluto?
Dwarf planet
Does Uranus have a tilted axis?
Are all of the planets' orbits flat?
The orbit of each planet is completely in a plane. That is, the whole orbit would lie on a sheet of paper if you had one big enough ... there are no lumps or bumps in the orbit that rise out of the paper or droop below it.It's important to understand, though, that the orbits of all the planets don't all lie in the same plane. They're all close, but they're all different.The plane of the earth's orbit is what we call the "Ecliptic Plane". The line where the ecliptic plane intersects the "bowl" of the sky is the circular path through the stars that the sun appears to travel in the course of a year.Compared to the ecliptic plane, the plane of Mercury's orbit is tilted about 7 degrees, Mars' orbit about 1.9 degrees, Saturn's orbit about 2.5 degrees, and our moon's orbit about 5.5 degrees. This is why the sun, moon, and planets all appear to move through the same narrow band in the sky, though not exactly along the same line.People have noticed this for thousands of years, and concluded that there must be something special about this narrow band in the sky. They ascribed special characteristics and influences to that strip, and to the stars and constellations in it. That series of constellations are the familiar 12 of the band called the 'Zodiac'.
What planet axis lies only 8 degrees from plane of its orbit?
Uranus
Which planet has a rotational axis that is tilted so much that it lies nearly in the plane of its orbit?
Uranus
Which planet's axis lies only 8 degrees from the plane of its orbit?
Uranus. It is tilted on its side by 98 degrees.
Which planet has the smallest orbit and the largest orbit?
The plane with the smallest orbit is Mercury, and the planet with the largest orbit is Neptune.
Which plane of the ecliptic refers to the orbit of which planet?
The Earth.
Which planet has an orbit that is not in the same plane as all the other planets?
There isn't one. They all orbit in roughly the same plane. Pluto orbits in a different plane, but that's not classed as a planet now, of course.
Is neptune the only planet that rotates on an axis parallel to its orbit?
The question doesn't make much sense. I think it probably should say: "an axis parallel to its orbit plane". In that case, the answer is that Uranus (not Neptune) is the only planet that rotates on an axis parallel (roughly) to its orbit plane.
Which planet's axis of rotation is perpendicular to the plane of its orbit?
That plane contains what is called the celestial equator, the projection into space of earth's equator. Not to be confused with the ecliptic, which is the plane containing earth's orbit around the sun.
What is a word that means A path the planet travels around the sun?
I assume you mean "around the Sun". That is the Earth's orbit. The plane of this orbit is called the ecliptic.
Where is the dwarf planet churon lacated in the solar system?
There is no dwarf planet named Churon. Charon is a real object, though. it is not a dwarf planet, however: it is the largest moon of the dwarf planet Pluto, which has an elliptical orbit that lies mostly beyond the orbit of Neptune.
Which planet has an orbit that takes it far out of the plane of the ecliptic?
Pluto. I missed it on a Physics test and I will not forget it.
What place does Saturn have in the solar system?
Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun. Its orbit lies between the orbits of Jupiter (the fifth planet) and Uranus (the seventh).
