A planet is said to be in `hydrostatic equilibrium, its shape is formed roughly into a sphere by its own gravity. Most planets rotate enough for the sphere to flatten out ever so slightly, squashed at the centre, so really they are `oblate spheroids`.
Elliptical
Every planet has a center of gravity, anda sphere is the mostgravitationally stable shape for a planet to have.
A path the shape of a circal
Both are true there is an interdependance.
The planets do not circle the sun in any specific shape. Their orbits around the sun are more elliptical than circular, and each planet has its own unique elliptical orbit.
a sphere
Elliptical
Ellipse..
Every planet has a center of gravity, anda sphere is the mostgravitationally stable shape for a planet to have.
A path the shape of a circal
These are known as elliptical orbits. The shape they produce is an ellipsis.
This orbit is called an ellipse. An oval shape.
It varies from planet to planet. But most planets including our own, orbit the star in an elliptical motion.
The shape of a planet's orbit is elliptical.
Both are true there is an interdependance.
Planet Arg.
The mutual gravitational forces that attract a planet and the sun to each other are responsible for keeping the planet in orbit around the sun.